Two people died in a crash on the Coquihalla Highway Tuesday morning.
Logan Lake RCMP were called to an area approximately three kilometres south of Exit 336, for a report of a vehicle in the ditch, just before 6 a.m.
Police say it appears the vehicle was travelling southbound when it hit a deer, causing it to veer off the highway and into a deep ditch. Two of the three people in the vehicle died on scene while the third occupant was critically injured and was taken to hospital.
The southbound lane of the highway is currently closed and will remain so for several more hours, while the investigation continues.
Just 30 minutes later, Corp. Madonna Saunderson says the lone driver of a southbound sedan died when the vehicle was hit head-on by a pickup attempting to pass a transport truck near Valemount, about 300 kilometres southeast of Prince George.
The driver and passenger in the pickup were injured but are expected to recover.
Both sections of Highway 5 were closed for several hours.
Up-to-date highway conditions and closures can be found on the Drive BC website.
– With files from The Canadian Press