MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA \u2014 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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
A 24-year-old passenger in the SUV, a man from Surrey, B.C., died at the scene. <\/p>\n
Three other men in the SUV, all from Surrey, have been hospitalized with serious injuries, while the 22-year-old driver of the pickup suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n
Police say the pickup truck’s driver, a man from Coldwater, B.C., has been arrested on suspected impaired driving.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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