's Ministry of Transportation says a small aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing south of Merritt on the Coquihalla Highway on Sunday. Staff who spoke with the pilot said he had a mechanical failure and the cabin of the plane began filling with smoke. They said he was able to find a break in traffic before putting the plane down on the highway. The pilot then drove onto the median, "out of harm's way," said the province in an email. On Sunday, a plane near Chelsea, Que., outside Ottawa was also forced to make an emergency landing on a highway.

Source: CBC News April 23, 2018 01:30 UTC