Image: DriveBC / Highway 5 near Box Canyon chain up, looking north, at an elevation of 849 metres. DriveBC reported at 9:53 p.m. Wednesday night that the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) is closed northbound between Hope and Merritt due to a vehicle incident near the Great Bear Snow Shed.
Coquihalla Highway
Update: ICARS deployed to Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt
Nov 20, 2024 | 10:27 PM
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UPDATE 11:10 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Corporal Dave Noon says tonight’s incident on the Coquihalla Highway is a serious vehicle incident. The Lower Mainland Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service has deployed to the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt.
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — DriveBC says the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) is closed northbound between Hope and Merritt due to a vehicle incident near the Great Bear Snow Shed.
In a social media post at 9:53 p.m., DriveBC says motorists and truckers should expect delays.
Kamscan reported on X/Twitter at 9:42 p.m. that BC Ambulance Service crews from Hope were dispatched to the Box Canyon area of the Coquihalla after two pickups were involved.
