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Vehicle, Deer Collision Kills 2, Closes Southbound Coquihalla South Of Kamloops, B.C.

Darpan News Desk, 04 Jul, 2017 09:35 AM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A serious single-vehicle crash has closed the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway about 40 kilometres south of Kamloops, B.C.

Emergency officials say they were called out just before 6 a.m. Two people are dead and one person was taken to hospital following a crash.

They say a southbound vehicle hit a deer and veered off the road near the Logan Lake turnoff, tumbling down a 10-metre embankment.

#BCHwy5 CLOSED at junction with #BCHwy97D at #LoganLake due to vehicle incident, detours available, expect delayshttps://t.co/F2FTp7erEg
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) July 4, 2017

Drive BC says the southbound lanes of the highway are expected to remain closed until at least noon.

A detour is available through Logan Lake, then south to Merritt where drivers can rejoin the Coquihalla. (CFJC)

#BCHwy5 CLOSED 6km south of junction with #BCHwy16 near #Valemount detours available, estimate to re-open 6pm
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) July 4, 2017

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