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Kamloops vehicle crashes

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Coverage of vehicle accidents in Kamloops and surrounding areas (Highway 3, Highway 5A, North Shore, Westsyde Road) involving cars, trucks, and motorcycles that result in injuries, fatalities, or traffic disruptions.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Nov 5 One dead following UTV accident near Adams Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Nov 2 Kamloops driver acquitted nearly 2 years after fatal crash at Tranquille Road gas station ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Oct 28 Multiple vehicle crashes close highways during B.C. Interior's 1st major snowfall ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  4. 5 hospitalized, 2 in critical condition after vehicle crashes off Hwy 1 near Kamloops forbidden KamloopsBCNow details
  5. UPDATE: Hwy 97C reopens following lengthy closure forbidden KamloopsBCNow details
  6. Five sent to hospital after collision near New Afton mine entrance ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Oct 26 MADD Kamloops unveils new Campaign 911 signs to combat impaired driving ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Oct 23 Medical incident causes traffic backup along Highway 1 through Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. Oct 20 POLICE – Child on bicycle hit by vehicle while crossing road on way to school ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  10. Oct 19 Impaired driving suspected in deadly Saturday crash near Merritt; police appeal for witnesses ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Speed and impairment suspected factors in fatal wrong-way Coquihalla collision forbidden KamloopsBCNow details
  12. Surrey man killed in crash near Merritt; driver of other vehicle arrested for suspected impaired driving ↗ CityNews Vancouver details
  13. Oct 17 UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens after head-on collision north of Merritt ↗ CFJC Today details
  14. Oct 14 Toddler found unrestrained in defective semi-truck driving through Shuswap: BC Highway Patrol ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. Oct 10 Three vehicle crash slows Trans-Canada traffic in Valleyview ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. Oct 9 Vehicle rollover slows southbound Highway 5 traffic north of Merritt ↗ CFJC Today details
  17. Oct 1 Vehicle incident closes Highway 1 between Kamloops and Chase ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. Sep 24 Penticton woman, 23, dies after truck crashes off Hwy 3 near Osoyoos forbidden KamloopsBCNow details
  19. Sep 17 UPDATE: Power restored for nearly all Brocklehurst residents ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. Sep 9 Motorcycle rider killed in Hwy 3 crash swerved to avoid wildlife: RCMP forbidden KamloopsBCNow details
  21. Aug 23 POLICE – Woman killed as vehicle leaves Westsyde Rd., strikes tree, catches fire ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  22. UPDATE: Westsyde Road near Jamieson Creek reopens following vehicle incident ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. Jul 17 UPDATE: Connector reopens eastbound after serious incident ↗ archived KamloopsBCNow details
  24. Jun 25 Thursday morning collision slows Kamloops traffic ↗ CFJC Today details
  25. Jun 12 One patient sent to hospital after motorcycle crash in downtown Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  26. Motorcyclist seriously injured at 6th and Seymour ↗ Radio NL details
  27. Jun 6 Sudden hail storm causes three-car pile-up near Logan Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  28. May 26 Kamloops motorcyclist killed in late-night North Shore crash, identified as 29-year-old man ↗ Radio NL details
  29. One person dead in vehicle collision that closes North Shore intersection overnight ↗ CFJC Today details
  30. May 23 Single-vehicle crash knocks out power for over 1,200 Kamloops residents ↗ CFJC Today details
  31. Jul 4 Outage caused by vehicle crash leaves BC Hydro customers northwest of Kamloops in the dark forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  32. Jan 31 Drivers asked to avoid area in Lower Sahali after truck strikes power pole ↗ CFJC Today details
  33. Jan 21 BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  34. BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  35. BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  36. Oct 23 Downed power pole on Trans Canada Highway left 3,000 Kamloops customers without power ↗ CFJC Today details
  37. Vehicle crash causes power outage for thousands forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  38. May 25 Crash causes power outage for hundreds in downtown Kamloops forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  39. Aug 24 Power restored to majority of Aberdeen hours after crash caused significant outage forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  40. Power restored to majority of Aberdeen hours after crash caused significant outage forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  41. Nov 30 Accident creates power outage in Valleyview and Dallas ↗ CFJC Today details
  42. Jun 3 Campbell Creek crash results in poles down, power outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  43. Sep 19 Power restored following Kamloops crash ↗ CFJC Today details

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

CBC News British Columbia

KamloopsBCNow

  • 5 hospitalized, 2 in critical condition after vehicle crashes off Hwy 1 near Kamloops
    Oct 28, 2026 · details
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  • UPDATE: Hwy 97C reopens following lengthy closure
    Oct 28, 2026 · details
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  • Speed and impairment suspected factors in fatal wrong-way Coquihalla collision
    Oct 19, 2026 · details
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  • Penticton woman, 23, dies after truck crashes off Hwy 3 near Osoyoos
    Sep 24, 2026 · details
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  • Motorcycle rider killed in Hwy 3 crash swerved to avoid wildlife: RCMP
    Sep 8, 2026 · details
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Armchair Mayor

CityNews Vancouver

Radio NL

Castanet Kamloops

  • Outage caused by vehicle crash leaves BC Hydro customers northwest of Kamloops in the dark
    Jul 3, 2024 · details
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  • BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde
    Jan 21, 2024 · details
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  • BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde
    Jan 21, 2024 · details
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  • BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde
    Jan 21, 2024 · details
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  • Vehicle crash causes power outage for thousands
    Oct 22, 2023 · details
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  • Crash causes power outage for hundreds in downtown Kamloops
    May 25, 2023 · details
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  • Power restored to majority of Aberdeen hours after crash caused significant outage
    Aug 23, 2022 · details
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  • Power restored to majority of Aberdeen hours after crash caused significant outage
    Aug 23, 2022 · details
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Key People, Organizations, and Places

city: Kamloops , Merritt , Logan Lake , Chase

organization: BC Hydro , BC Emergency Health Services

government_body: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Kamloops detachment , DriveBC , BC Highway Patrol , British Columbia Highway Patrol , Royal Canadian Mounted Police

highway: Highway 1 , Highway 5A , Highway 5 , Highway 97C , Trans-Canada Highway , Coquihala Highway , Highway 3 , Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) , Highway 97C (Okanagan Connector)

public_facility: Kamloops Fire Rescue

neighbourhood: Westsyde , Downtown Kamloops

road: Westsyde Road , Tranquille Road, Kamloops , Holt Street, Kamloops , Westsyde Road, Kamloops

business: BC Hydro , New Afton mine

person: Dana Napier

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