Two vehicular incidents have snarled traffic on the Coquihalla Highway around Merritt, B.C.
As of 6:45 p.m. PT, the highway was closed southbound nine kilometres north of Merritt due to an accident. A single southbound lane opened to traffic around 8 p.m.
The highway remains closed northbound between Hope and Merritt because of a collision at Exit 238.
There is no detour available at the accident south of Merritt, although an alternate route is available via Highway 1 and 3.
UPDATE – <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy5?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BCHwy5</a> NB- Due to a police incident at Mine Creek, we are having to rescind the estimated opening time of
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