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Upper Levels highway closed for hours after false report of bomb in vehicle

Highway 1 in North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­was closed for about eight hours Tuesday night
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Police closed Highway 1 in North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­for almost eight hours Tuesday night after a report of an explosive device in a vehicle. No explosive was found.

The Upper Levels highway between the Westview and Lynn Valley exits in North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­was closed for about eight hours Tuesday night as police responded to a report of an explosive device inside a vehicle.

The incident began shortly after 7:30 p.m. with a traffic accident on Highway 1 near Lonsdale Avenue, the result a driver in medical distress, according to Sgt. Peter DeVries of the North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­RCMP.

When officers attended, that person later told police there was an explosive device in his vehicle.

A section of the highway was shut down and an RCMP explosives unit was called in, who examined the vehicle and determined there was no bomb, said DeVries.

The driver who made the comment was taken to hospital and the highway reopened at about 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.

DeVries said no charges are being considered at this time.