April 26, 2024

Truck fire closes Coquihalla

A truck has caught on fire closing Highawy 5 in both directions North of Hope. Emergency crews are on scene dealing with the blaze near exit 192. RCMP say no one has been injured but the road is expected to stay closed until 4 this morning. Drivers can detour via Highway 8 and 1, or Highway 5-a and Highway 3. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]

Three dead after single-vehicle crash on Coquihalla Highway

Tragedy on the Coquihalla Highway Friday night. Three people were killed after the vehicle they were in rolled over. Cpl. Kathleen Thain with Logan Lake RCMP says it happened shortly after 7:30 between Merritt and Kamloops, about five kilometres south of the Highway 97D Interchange. Thain says two other people in the vehicle were taken to … [Read more...]

Man dead after rollover on Coquihalla Highway

A man in his early thirties is dead after the vehicle he was in rolled over on the Coquihalla Highway Friday night. RCMP Inspector Davy Lee says a report came in about 9:30. The rollover happened near the Great Bear Snowshed area about 40 kilometres north of Hope. "We got a single vehicle rollover there--it looks like the occupant was ejected and … [Read more...]