UPDATE:
Highway 97 is now open for single-lane alternating traffic at the incident site near Hixon.
Original story:
Drive BC is reporting that Highway 97 is closed in both directions 20km south of Hixon (north of Quesnel) due to a fatal vehicle incident.
At 8:19 this morning RCMP responded to a two-vehicle crash south of Dunkley Lumber, in which two logging trucks collided head on. One person has died at the scene.
The Drive BC website says no detour is available as police investigate the crash.
Road conditions
Highway 97 has compact snow and slippery sections 30km north of quesnel and 56km south of Quesnel.
Highway 59 has similar conditions 25km west of Quesnel in both directions.
And Highway 26 has compact snow from the junction of Highway 97 to Cottonwood, 24.3km from Quesnel.