10/19/2026
Four people were hospitalized, including three in critical condition, following a serious crash on the Coquihalla Highway north of Merritt, B.C., Saturday morning.
Emergency crews responded to the collision near Exit 315 at Helmer Road around 8:35 a.m. Paramedics treated four people at the scene, with three transported to hospital in critical condition, including two by air ambulance. A fourth person was hospitalized in stable condition. The crash forced the closure of a 30-kilometre stretch of the highway between Helmer Road and Merritt for more than six hours before reopening around 3:30 p.m.