(UPDATE: Sept. 8 @ 12:34 pm) – The RCMP are seeking more information into a suspected impaired driver that allegedly caused a fatal crash on the Coquihalla near Kamloops on Friday night.
The crash happened just before 9 pm between a white Hyundai Kona and a grey Dodge Ram pickup truck.
The truck was driving south in the northbound lanes.
Two women, one age 36 and the other age 27, both died in the crash.
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Three other people were seriously injured, including two other people in the Hyundai and the driver of the pickup truck.
Police believe the driver was impaired, however, they are seeking more evidence.
“We have made progress in this investigation, but we are still looking for more witnesses and dash camera video,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol.
“If you saw the driver of a grey Dodge Ram pickup doing anything suspicious in the minutes or hours leading up to the fatal crash, please call us.”
Anyone who has video or witnessed the collision, or the driving of the white Hyundai Kona hatchback or the grey Dodge Ram pickup, or saw the driver of the pickup behaving suspiciously, call BC Highway Patrol – Kamloops at (250) 828-3111 and quote file (2100) 2025-3075.
(Original story: Sept. 6 @ 12:05 pm) – A vehicle driving the wrong way on Hwy 5 south of Kamloops led to a fatal collision Friday night.
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According to the BC Highway Patrol (BCHP), police received reports of a vehicle driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes of Hwy 5 just before 9 pm last night.
“Minutes later, and before police could intercept the wrong-way driver, a grey Dodge Ram pickup and a white Hyundai Kona hatchback collided head-on,” wrote the BCHP.
The collision killed two people and seriously wounded three others.
“Police are investigating the possibility that criminal behaviour caused this tragic collision,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin.
“We need every available witness who can tell us what the drivers were doing in the minutes and hours leading up to this collision.”
Anyone who witnessed the events leading up to the collision or has dash camera footage is asked to contact the BCHP at 250-828-3111 and quote file (2100) 2025-3075.
When asked which vehicle was allegedly driving the wrong way, the BCHP stated that no more details of the collision would be released “because we do not want to taint the memory of witnesses when they tell us what they saw.”
