Alaska Highway reopens after 'multi-vehicle' collision near Teslin, Yukon
The territorial government closed the highway early Wednesday morning, and reopened it to single-lane traffic a few hours later.
Highway was closed for several hours on Wednesday morning
The Alaska Highway has been reopened to single-lane traffic following a "multi-vehicle" crash between Teslin and Johnsons Crossing early Wednesday morning.
The Department of Highways and Public Works states the collision happened near Deadman Creek.
Officials closed the section of highway early Wednesday morning and said RCMP and traffic control staff were on scene.
In an update at 11 a.m., the government said the highway had been reopened to single lane, alternating traffic. It said another update would be issued when the road was fully open.
The government's 511Yukon website describes the incident as a "multi-vehicle collision," but includes no other details.