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Highway 5 Horror: Four Hurt in Serious Coquihalla Crash
18 Oct
Summary
- Four people hospitalized after a serious Saturday morning vehicle collision.
- Three individuals suffered critical injuries; two were airlifted.
- Highway 5 reopened after closures impacting traffic for most of Saturday.
On Saturday morning, a severe car accident occurred on the Coquihalla Highway, located north of Merritt, British Columbia. The incident led to four individuals being transported to the hospital. B.C. Emergency Health Services confirmed that advanced care paramedics and two air ambulances were dispatched to Highway 5 at 8:35 a.m. responding to the emergency call.
Paramedics provided immediate medical attention to all four patients at the scene. Three of the individuals were admitted to the hospital in critical condition, with two of them requiring air evacuation for rapid transport. The fourth patient was reported to be in stable condition upon arrival at the hospital.
Following the accident, Highway 5 experienced closures for much of Saturday. DriveBC reported that the highway was fully reopened in both directions just before 4 p.m., ending the day's significant traffic disruptions. Further information has been sought from the RCMP.
