After an accident on the Sea to Sky Highway, one person has to be taken to hospital in serious condition

One person was seriously injured in an accident in Squamish that also brought traffic on the Sea to Sky Highway to a standstill on a busy summer weekend.

Emergency crews were called to the incident on the Sea to Sky Highway near Cleveland Avenue in Squamish on Sunday, July 7. BC Emergency Health Services received a call about the incident at 12:57 p.m.

An ambulance with paramedics, an advanced medical unit, a supervisor and a rescue helicopter arrived at the scene. According to spokeswoman Rachelle Bown, paramedics provided emergency medical care to the injured person, who was transported to the hospital in serious condition by rescue helicopter and air ambulance.