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Sea-to-Sky Highway traffic problems after another crash

The Sea-to-Sky Highway is now open, despite another crash 20 kilometres north of Squamish, only a day after a serious bus crash.

Traffic now open in both directions on Sea-to-Sky highway after 2nd crash, RCMP say

A car upside down in the ditch, south of yesterday's bus accident on Highway 99 South from Whistler, or the Sea-to-Sky highway today. (Janet Carswell/Bozocup Ski/Twitter)

The Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 is now open in bothdirections despite a rolled car about halfway between Whistler and Squamish. This after yesterday'sbus crash constricted traffic and turned many people back.

RCMP said acollision between a car and a Toyota Tacomaforced the closure of the highway toone lane. Oneperson was taken to hospital and the other had minor injuries.

Road conditions remain poor, snowy and slippery, said RCMP Sgt. Jolaine Percivalwho urged drivers to respect that and "just slow down people. Please slow down."

"Just slow down people. Please slow down," said RCMP Sgt. Jolaine Percival. (Janet Carswell/Twitter)

Janet Carswell was trying to make it home for Christmasto North Vancouver from Whistler, for the second day.

When she heard about yesterday's bus accident she stayed overnight, and friends who did try to get through got stuck and had to turn around.

"I had several friends who had to come back to Whistler and wait it out," she said.

Today she heard the roads were clear so she tried again, when only 500 metres from the first accident she saw traffic backing up again.

This time for a car that had flipped into the ditch, with luggage scattered all around the crash site.

Carswell was relieved to get past the danger zone, and be finally headed home.

This DriveBC webcam shot taken on the Sea To Sky Highway 99 near Garibaldi, south of Whistler, looking south, shows conditions on the highway. (DriveBC)