A motorist is dead following a collision on the Coquihalla Highway early Saturday morning.
According to RCMP, a northbound Volvo was travelling in the southbound lanes south of Merritt near Juliette Creek around 1 a.m. when it collided with a tractor-trailer.
The driver of the Volvo died in the crash. The driver of the tractor-trailer suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the tractor unit of the vehicle, which was struck head-on, caught fire.
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Investigators are looking at alcohol as a possible cause.
The highway was closed for several hours but has since reopened.
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