Raw: Bennett Bridge closed due to police incident

Vehicles are backed up along the hill approaching the Bennett Bridge from West Kelowna this morning, as the route remains closed.

Kelowna RCMP shut the bridge in both directions around 3:45 a.m. and continue to wait for the explosive disposal unit from the Lower Mainland to arrive on the scene of an incident that involved a person in distress.

A van is parked across both northbound lanes of Highway 97 at the bottom of Bridge Hill. Police took a man safely into custody, but not until after he lit a small fire inside the van.