Update (Monday 5:45 p.m.):
The RCMP confirmed both vehicle incidents north and south of Prince George today (Monday) were fatal.
The first incident was between Old Summit Lake Road and Wright Creek Road between two to six kilometres north of PG.
The second incident took place between Colebank Road East and Widdis Road, roughly six to 10 kilometres north of Hixon.
Update (Monday 3:25 p.m.):
According to DriveBC’s latest update, the vehicle incident has closed Highway 97 between Old Summit Lake Road and Wright Creek Road is estimated to reopen tonight at 9:00.
An assessment is still in progress, and a detour is unavailable.
There is no update for the incident between Colebank Road East and Widdis Road, roughly six to 10 kilometres north of Hixon.
Original (Monday, 2:21 p.m.):
DriveBC confirmed a vehicle incident has closed Highway 97 between Old Summit Lake Road and Wright Creek Road.
The incident is between two to six kilometres north of Prince George.
All lanes are blocked, and DriveBC said an assessment is in progress.
A detour and an estimated time of opening is not available.
⛔️#BCHwy97 – Vehicle incident has the highway CLOSED in both directions between Old Summit Lake Rd and Wright Creek Rd. #SalmonValleyBC #PrinceGeorgeBC
ℹ️More info: https://t.co/N39WacvqZB pic.twitter.com/bVYFRPYbCR
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) March 16, 2026
Highway 97 is also closed in both directions between Colebank Road East and Widdis Road due to a vehicle incident.
That incident is six to 10 kilometres north of Hixon.
DriveBC said an assessment is in progress, with no detour at this time.
⛔️REMINDER #BCHwy97 is CLOSED in both directions between Colebank Rd E and Widdis Rd due to a vehicle incident. Next update 3pm. #HixonBC #WoodpeckerBC #Quesnel #PrinceGeorgeBC
ℹ️More info: https://t.co/px93EmcuRs pic.twitter.com/w6dq7RiVBd
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) March 16, 2026
More to come for both incidents.
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