Image: DriveBC / X / A semi rollover stalled a portion of Highway 1 on both directions for several hours early Saturday morning (July 19).

By Alyssa Conti

TRUCK ROLLOVER

Semi flips, spills truckload of lumber on Highway 1 in Yale

Jul 19, 2025 | 9:38 AM

YALE — A portion of Highway 1 had been closed down for several hours late Friday night (July 18) after a semi rolled over, spilling a truckload of lumber on the road near Yale.

At around 11 p.m., DriveBC asked drivers to expect delays in both directions as crews were on scene for a vehicle incident near the Yale Garry Oak Ecological Reserve.

Witnesses say a lumber truck carrying a full load of 2×8 lumber turned on a sharp corner heading westbound after Yale Tunnel– and flipped. It also collided with another vehicle with three occupants head-on in the process.

“[We’re] battered up definitely,” one of the victims, who wished to remain anonymous due to the ongoing investigation, told Fraser Valley Today.

One of the three occupants is now in hospital.

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The road did not reopen until roughly 3:40 a.m. Saturday (July 19).

More information will be added as it becomes available.