UPDATE: Hwy 99 reopens after 10 hurt in multi-vehicle crash near Whistler

(UPDATE: March 12 @ 3 pm) - The highway has now partially reopened, but drivers are warned to expect delays.

(UPDATE: March 12 @ 2 pm) - Emergency Health Services in British Columbia says 10 people were sent to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash that shut down the Sea-to-Sky Highway in both directions Wednesday.

It says five ambulances responded to the crash near Brandywine Falls on the highway, about 18 kilometres south of Whistler, B.C.

The ambulance service says in a statement that two people taken to hospital by helicopters are in critical condition, while the other eight went by ambulance and are in stable condition.

The RCMP say poor weather contributed to the road conditions and drivers are being asked to avoid the area.

Cpl. Katrina Boehmer with the Sea to Sky RCMP warned of extensive delays until the investigation can be completed and the road is reopened.

Sea to Sky Mounties say police have asked for the help of the collision analysis and reconstruction service.

(Original story: March 12 @ noon) - A multi-vehicle crash has shut down the Sea-to-Sky Highway in both directions on the way to Whistler, B.C.

RCMP say poor weather is contributing to the road conditions and drivers are being asked to avoid the area.

Police say in a news release that the crash happened between Callaghan Valley and Brew Creek roads on Wednesday.

Cpl. Katrina Boehmer with the Sea to Sky RCMP says there will be extensive delays until the investigation can be completed and the road is re-opened.

Police didn't say if anyone was hurt in the crash.

The department says it has asked for the help of the collision analysis and reconstruction service, and there's no estimate when the highway will open.