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Highway Incident

Early morning vehicle incident closes Coquihalla Highway for numerous hours

Jul 28, 2022 | 6:40 AM

MERRITT, B.C. — The Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt was closed in both directions early Thursday (July 28) morning.

DriveBC first reported of the vehicle incident north of Veale Road at 2 a.m., before announcing the stretch of Highway 5 was clear shortly before 5 a.m.

First responders were also on scene.

This is a developing story, and more details will be provided as they become available.