On the Coquihalla Roads Report Facebook page, Aaron Proudfoot announced that the search for Lippy has come to an end.

DriveBC says the highway will be closed in both directions, from Tuesday night, Jan. 5, at 10 p.m., to 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Environment Canada says an approaching Pacific weather system will blanket both the Coquihalla Highway and a section of Highway 3 with 15 to 25 centimetres of snow.

Commuters are advised to use alternate routes and avoid all travel if possible.

Snowfall warnings have been issued for the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 in B.C.’s Southern Interior. A Pacific storm will bring significant snow to those mountain passes.

The road is closed from just south of Merritt to six kilometres north of Hope, a stretch of more than 100 kilometres of highway.

Environment Canada says a Pacific storm will bring varying amounts of snow to regions throughout the Southern Interior.

The fire spread from the vehicle to grass and moved quickly into the forest on the eastern slopes of the mountain highway.

According to DriveBC, the fire is just before Falls Lake, and that northbound traffic is being affected.

Merritt RCMP say the driver of a McLaren 650S experienced hydroplaning before crashing and rolling over multiple times.