Highway 1 was closed in both directions Friday morning due to a “vehicle incident” near the Malahat summit.

Just before 8:15 a.m., DriveBC warned motorists that the highway was closed in both directions for an approximately seven-kilometre stretch between Whittaker Road and Mill Bay Road.

“Highway closed due to downed telephone line. Detour via Shawnigan Lake Road to Shawnigan/Mill Bay Road,” wrote DriveBC in its update early Friday.

In a social media post early Friday, DriveBC asked commuters to “watch for crews on scene and expect delays in the area.”

Highway cameras show a telephone wire crossing all lanes of the highway shortly before 8:30 a.m.

Emergency crews can be seen arriving at the scene before 7:55 a.m., according to Highway camera photos.

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