UPDATE: Highway 1 was closed for hours after the crash of several vehicles in Langley – BC

UPDATE: An earlier version of this article cited initial reports saying that it was a fatal crash. The RCMP provided an update stating that the victim had been transported to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. The article has been modified to reflect the latest information

A stretch of Highway 1 eastbound to Langley was closed Saturday morning as a result of a crash of several vehicles that sent at least a person in the hospital

after 6 hours just before the exit of 200th Street. According to early reports, it was an SUV that collided with a hilly semi-trailer on the side of the road.

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the scene. The SUV appeared to be completely destroyed.

Police initially said that they were investigating a fatal accident, but later provided an update stating that the SUV driver had been rushed to hospital with injuries potentially life threatening. eastbound lanes were to be closed between hours 192 and 200 for hours, causing serious delays for people leaving Greater Vancouver

Eastbound lanes finally reopened just before 9:30, but the ramp was closed. The exit ramp was reopened less than an hour later

The cause of the accident is being investigated.