A head-on collision north of Merritt on Saturday morning closed the Coquihalla Highway for several hours, with emergency crews treating four people.
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BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said it was called around 8:35 a.m. to a motor vehicle incident involving several cars north of Merritt.
DriveBC showed the Coquihalla Highway closed between exits 290 and 315 around 9 a.m., as crews responded to the scene.
Emergency responders from Kamloops and Logan Lake attended, along with an air ambulance from Vancouver.
BCEHS said two air ambulances were used to respond and paramedics provided care to four people.
Three people were taken to hospital in critical condition—two by air ambulance—and one person was transported in stable condition.
BCEHS said there is currently no information on how the accident was caused, and the investigation is ongoing.
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