The Coquihalla Highway is now fully open after a partial closure for about seven hours on Sunday.
According to Drive BC, the northbound lanes on Highway 5, about 35 kilometers south of Merritt, were shut down just after 2:30 p.m.
That’s after at least six vehicles crashed in that area.
Mounties have since confirmed one Lower Mainland resident died in the crash, while a second person was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
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So far, no word on the cause, but the northbound lanes were said to be very icy at the time of the crash.
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