Motor Vehicle Collisions & Traffic Incidents
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Coverage of serious motor vehicle collisions, traffic incidents, and pedestrian accidents on highways and roads in the Kamloops, Merritt, and surrounding regions, including fatal crashes, impaired driving incidents, and highway closures.
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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