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Serious Accident Involving Tour Bus On Coquihalla Highway Brings Traffic To Standstill

The Canadian Press, 27 Jun, 2015 02:06 PM
    MERRITT, B.C. — Emergency crews are responding to a serious crash on the Coquihalla highway in British Columbia's Southern Interior.
     
    The three-vehicle crash happened Saturday morning just south of Brookmere, B.C., about 40 kilometres south of Merritt.
     
    Kyla Guido says she was travelling southbound when she saw a northbound tour bus with a damaged front end and a shattered windshield.
     
    She says a tow truck was sideways on the highway with damage, and a small red car also appeared to have significant damage.
     
    Guido says at least two passengers were lying on the road.
     
    Drive B.C. is reporting the highway is closed northbound at Exit 250 and southbound traffic is reduced to a single lane.
     
    Several ground ambulances and two air ambulances are responding, with as many as 20 patients.
     
    Merritt Fire is sending tents and a command vehicle to the scene.

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