Driver who went wrong way on Highway 99 before multi-vehicle crash has died

The driver of a Volkswagen that went the wrong way down B.C.’s Highway 99 before a multi-vehicle crash last weekend has now died.

The B.C. Coroners Service confirmed the 26-year-old man’s death on Thursday morning.

Three vehicles were involved in the collision just south of the Highway 17 overpass in Delta, B.C. just before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

RCMP say witnesses reported that an older, grey Volkswagen Golf collided head-on with a northbound, grey Toyota RAV 4.

A third vehicle, a grey Honda Pilot, was