Two die in motorcycle crash near Merritt
MERRITT — Two people dead after a collision yesterday afternoon on Highway 8 near Merritt.
Central Interior Traffic Services Sergeant Mike Pears says police were called to the highway just east of the Coldwater Road just before 3:00 PM Sunday afternoon.
A motorcycle had collided with an SUV.
Two couples from Washington State were travelling together on their motorcycles and were westbound on Highway 8 when the lead motorcycle, for some reason, crossed the centre line on a right hand curve and hit the eastbound SUV.