B.C. RCMP report several people with life-threatening injuries after crash on Highway 93

RADIUM HOT SPRINGS — Police say a serious head-on collision has closed Highway 93 north of Radium Hot Springs near the Alberta boundary.

Banff RCMP say it’s assisting Columbia Valley Mounties after the crash involving two vehicles, where several passengers suffered life-threatening injuries.

Police say motorists should avoid the area and choose a different route until emergency crews have cleared the scene.

Columbia Valley RCMP say crews were dispatched to the scene in Kootenay National Park at around 2:30 p.m.

Police say the highway will be closed until more investigators get to the scene, and they didn’t specify the number of injured or the nature of their injuries.