The scene of a crash that happened on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at around 8:30 a.m., when police were called by multiple witnesses reporting a vehicle travelling southbound in the northbound lanes on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt, B.C., is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — BC Highway Patrol (Mandatory Credit)
B.C. man arrested after allegedly driving wrong way in deadly Coquihalla crash
Oct 19, 2026 | 10:32 AM
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MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Police have arrested a driver involved in a fatal crash on the Coquihalla Highway on allegations he was going in the wrong direction and was impaired.
The BC Highway Patrol says in a statement that the crash happened Saturday at around 8:30 in the morning as multiple witnesses reported a vehicle travelling southbound in the northbound lanes near Merritt, B.C.
While officers were on their way, a head-on crash occurred and police arrived to find a pickup truck and an SUV both heavily damaged in the crash site.
A 24-year-old passenger in the SUV, a man from Surrey, B.C., died at the scene.
