(Robin Malovec)
3.45pm UPDATE: The cars have been cleared and the motorway has reopened.
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A freak two-vehicle crash closed the northbound lanes of Malahat on Friday afternoon.
Pictures from the scene show an SUV perched on top of another vehicle.
According to Drive BC, the northbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway are closed near Finlayson Arm Road.
As of this publication, emergency crews were still en route. According to West Shore RCMP, tow trucks are on their way to the scene to clear the area.
Robin Malovec, who was passing the crash traveling in the southbound lanes shortly after it happened around 2:30 p.m., told Victoria Buzz that there was one driver in the SUV and two in the smaller vehicle underneath.
According to Malovec, all passengers were able to exit the vehicles safely. However, no injuries are known at the time of this publication.
The Victoria Buzz has contacted the West Shore RCMP for more details and will update this story as more information becomes available.
(Robin Malovec)
Check out DriveBC’s live webcams, the feed is updated every few minutes:
Hwy 1, at Goldstream Park on Finlayson Arm Rd, looking south. Hwy 1, at Goldstream Park on Finlayson Arm Rd, looking north.
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