Vehicle incident closes Highway 1 between Kamloops and Chase

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By Elora McCormack

Highway 1 closed

Oct 1, 2026 | 4:42 PM

UPDATE (Oct. 2): DriveBC says the incident was cleared shortly after 9:00 p.m.

A statement sent to CFJC Today said BC Emergency Health Services received the call at 2:57 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 1).

“Two Basic Life Support Units, one air ambulance, one Advanced Life Support Unit, one Paramedic Manager and one Paramedic Supervisor responded to the scene,” reads the statement from Stephanie Stewart, Communications and Engagement manager with the Provincial Health Services Authority.

“Paramedics provided emergency medical treatment and transported one patient to hospital in stable condition.”