Motor Vehicle Injuries
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Coverage of motor vehicle collisions, pedestrian incidents, and traffic accidents affecting highways and communities in the Kamloops and Merritt regions, including Highway 1 closures and traffic updates.
Coverage Timeline
- Oct 21 Three dead after van collides with tow truck east of Sicamous ↗ CFJC Today details
- Oct 19 Impaired driving suspected in deadly Saturday crash near Merritt; police appeal for witnesses ↗ CFJC Today details
- Speed and impairment suspected factors in fatal wrong-way Coquihalla collision ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
- Surrey man killed in crash near Merritt; driver of other vehicle arrested for suspected impaired driving ↗ CityNews Vancouver details
- Oct 2 Impairment suspected in highway crash that injures two near Williams Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
- Sep 2 SUV crosses centre line, causes fatal crash on Highway 1 east of Sicamous: RCMP ↗ CFJC Today details
- Jul 27 Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle on Hwy 1 in Kamloops ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
- Jul 24 UPDATE: Highway reopens after pedestrian struck near Pacific Way underpass in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
- Jun 3 Driver and passenger seriously injured in Merritt motorcycle crash ↗ CFJC Today details
Linked Articles by Source
CFJC Today
KamloopsBCNow
CityNews Vancouver
Key People, Organizations, and Places
city: Merritt , Sicamous , Kamloops , Surrey , Williams Lake , Coldwater
highway: Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) , Highway 1 , Coquihala Highway (Highway 5) , Highway 5 , Coquihala Highway , Highway 97 , Cariboo Highway (Highway 97)
government_body: DriveBC , Royal Canadian Mounted Police, BC Highway Patrol , BC Highway Patrol , British Columbia Highway Patrol , Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sicamous detachment , Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Williams Lake detachment , Royal Canadian Mounted Police
road: Helmer Road , Copperhead Drive , Hillside Way , Mission Road , Stadnicki Road
park: Lac Le Jeune
infrastructure: Pacific Way underpass (Kamloops)
region: Coldwater
organization: DriveBC , Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sicamous detachment
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