Injury Crash Closes Coquihalla
Coquihalla Highway 5 closed in both directions between Merritt and Helmer Road after serious vehicle incident
Update 10:00 am - Detour routes in effect as Coquihalla remains closed between Merritt and Helmer Road
Highway 5 (Coquihalla Highway) remains closed in both directions between Exit 290 (Highway 5A at Merritt) and Exit 315 (Helmer Road) following a serious vehicle incident reported earlier today.
DriveBC has a detour in effect for the closure:
Southbound alternate routes: Highway 5A and Highway 97D
Northbound alternate route: Highway 5A
Merritt BC October 17 2026 - A serious vehicle incident has closed Highway 5 (Coquihalla Highway) in both directions between Exit 290 (Highway 5A at Merritt) and Exit 315 (Helmer Road)
Reports indicate a head-on crash roughly 10 km south of the Logan Lake turnoff, with a major emergency response underway. Multiple ambulances and two medevac helicopters, one from Vancouver and one from Kamloops, are responding.
The highway is expected to remain closed until at least noon today.
Injury Crash Closes Coquihalla
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