Yellowhead Highway Crash

Driver killed in crash on Yellowhead in Kamloops
A person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Kamloops this morning. Around 6 a.m.…

Lawsuits dismissed against driver, Greyhound bus after 2011 crash north of Kamloops
Evidence in a recent court case described a frightening scene for passengers and Greyhound employees…

Crash south of Barriere closes Yellowhead Highway
BARRIERE – A collision south of Barriere has closed the Yellowhead Highway this afternoon. The…

UPDATE: RCMP confirm weekend crash on Yellowhead Highway north of Kamloops killed driver
KAMLOOPS – RCMP confirm a man died as a result of the injuries sustained after…
UPDATE: Five-vehicle collision on Highway 5 in Kamloops sends four to hospital
KAMLOOPS - A crash on the highway between Sun Rivers and Mount Paul Way sent four to hospital earlier today and traffic on Highway 5 is still reduced to a single lane in each direction. Officers investigated a five-vehicle crash that occurred at 9 a.m. this morning, Dec. 29. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for Kamloops...

Yellowhead Highway crash claims a life, three others in serious condition
KAMLOOPS - One person is dead and three other passengers are in serious condition after a car crash south of McLure yesterday, July 28. Const. Paul Koester, with the Kamloops traffic services division, confirmed the fatal two-vehicle crash, which closed at least part of the Yellowhead Highway for about four hours Tuesday. Koester says a Volkswagen Jetta...

Vehicle incident closes Yellowhead Highway south of McLure
KAMLOOPS - Emergency crews are responding to a two vehicle collision between McLure and Vinsulla, about 27 kilometres south of Barriere, this afternoon. As of 3:32 p.m. July 28, Drive B.C. confirmed the crash has closed the Yellowhead Highway in both directions. An assessment of the incident is currently taking place while police are on...

Clearwater motorcycle crash victim named
CLEARWATER - The man who died after a motorcycle incident near Clearwater on July 17 has been named. The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed Joseph Albert Rene Laurent (Larry) Lamarche, aged 70, of Kamloops died after colliding with a pickup truck south of Clearwater last week. Lamarche was heading northbound on Highway 5 at roughly...

Petition calls for improvements on stretch of highway where Clearwater couple died
CLEARWATER - Following multiple crashes along a portion of the Yellowhead Highway, including two that resulted in people having to be airlifted to Royal Inland Hospital last week, locals are asking for more safety measures to be implemented along the highway. Three days ago, Hettie Buck created an online petition to call on the Ministry...

Driver ticketed for causing highway crash
KAMLOOPS - A woman who turned left into oncoming traffic and caused a crash on the Yellowhead Highway Thursday afternoon has been ticketed. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP, says the 42-year-old woman was ticketed for driving without due care after causing the crash at the intersection of Highway 5 and Paul...