DriveBC reports that the Coquihalla Highway is closed between Hope and Merritt Friday. The highway information service says the closure is due to a crash and the route could be closed until midnight. #BCHwy5 Closed #HopeBC to #Merritt due to vehicle incident. Detour #BCHwy1 and #BCHwy8 or #BCHwy3 #Coquihalla — @DriveBCDriveBC earlier issued a travel advisory for drivers on the route warning of an "intense" winter storm bringing snowfall and reducing visibility. Last weekend a multi-vehicle crash on the highway sent 29 people to hospital.

Source: CBC News March 03, 2018 01:14 UTC