Trans Canada crash cleared between Sicamous and Revelstoke

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UPDATE: 6:20 a.m.

A crash scene on the Trans-Canada Highway between Sicamous and Revelstoke was cleared early this morning.

DriveBC advises the scene was cleared as of about 4:30 a.m.

Teresa Ripley tells Castanet her truck driver husband was hauling a semi load of pigs west towards Kamloops when "he came around the corner, and another semi was coming straight at him in his lane.

"His only choice was to try to fit between the oncoming semi and a passenger vehicle.

"His quick decision saved everyone's lives."

A photo shows the semi in the ditch up against a bank, with damage to its front end.

"Nobody was hurt bad," the crash, says Ripley.

The collision closed the route for several hours.

ORIGINAL: 9:15 p.m.

The Trans Canada Highway is closed in both directions west of Revelstoke as a result of a vehicle collision.

According to DriveBC, the incident occurred between Crazy Creek Bridge and 19 Mile Road Monday evening.

As a result, the highway is closed 26 kilometres west of Revelstoke and 32 kilometres east of Sicamous.

Emergency crews are on the scene.

There's no indication the severity of the crash or when the route will reopen.

Castanet will have more information if and when it becomes available.