An accident on Highway 102 closed the highway in both directions and created traffic chaos during Friday’s drive home.

“Police are on the scene of a very serious collision between a tractor trailer and a car. EHS Life Flight has taken the male driver of the car to hospital in very serious condition,” says RCMP Cpl Scott MacRae.

As of 5 p.m. police had re-opened the outbound lane. But the inbound lane remained closed between the Larry Uteck and Hammonds Plains Road exits.

MacRae says it was not clear how long the highway would be closed.

“It will take as long as it takes to do our job and complete our investigation,” says MacRae.