Seven In Critical Condition After Crash Near Merritt, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Dec, 2015 01:13 PM

VANCOVUER, B.C. — Seven people are in critical condition after a major collision near Merritt, B.C.

A spokeswoman for B.C. Ambulance Services says they received a call around 12:25 p.m. Monday about a crash on the Coquihalla, near the Highway 97 connector.

Six patients were taken to hospital by ground ambulance and another was taken by air.

All of the injured people were in critical condition Monday evening.

The crash involved two vehicles, and closed the Highway 97 in both directions for more than two hours.

RCMP in Kelowna did not have details on the crash, but say there were been a number of crashes on roads in the southern interior Monday.

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