Motorists will need to exit at Prest Road (exit 123). Motorists should expect delays due to congestion.
As of 8:45 p.m. Sunday night, Google Maps shows heavy (dark red) traffic for westbound Highway 1 through Chilliwack between Annis Road and Prest Road.
Image: Drive BC / A tow truck is on scene along with first responders following a 2nd rollover in Chilliwack on Sunday.
UPDATE #2, 6:31 P.M. SUNDAY: There’s been a second rollover on Highway 1 Sunday afternoon in Chilliwack.
According to a social media post from DriveBC at 6:17 p.m., a vehicle rollover has the left lane blocked just after Prest Road (exit 123). Crews are on scene. Motorists should expect a westbound delay due to what DriveBC says is a “visual distraction.”
Rollover on Hwy. 1
According to the Chilliwack Scanner Facebook group, there are reports of a third motor vehicle incident eastbound on Highway 1 near Lickman Road, as of 6:27 p.m. Sunday.
UPDATE #1, 6:07 P.M. SUNDAY: Corporal Dave Noon from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service of B.C. reported at 5:43 p.m. on X/Twitter that eastbound Highway 1 through Chilliwack is expected to fully reopen within the hour.
Original story:
CHILLIWACK — All lanes have been closed off for drivers going eastbound on Highway 1 after a car rolled over into a ditch in Chilliwack.
DriveBC reported the vehicle incident before Prest Road shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 17). The road has now been blocked between exit 123 on Prest and exit 120 on Young Road.
Witnesses in the area reported three ambulances on the scene, as well as two fire trucks and one RCMP vehicle supporting traffic control.
CPR was administered to one patient who was pulled out of the vehicle, according to scanner traffic.
The unit responsible for supporting investigations of crashes that lead to serious injury or death has been deployed.
Corporal Dave Noon, a forensic collision reconstructionist with the Lower Mainland ICARS, said the closure will remain for several hours with no expected time for reopening.
We have reached out to BCEHS for more information.
Live traffic updates are available through DriveBC’s website.