Surrey man dies in head-on crash near Merritt; impaired driving suspected
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7 separate newsrooms reported this; it ran on 39 sites.
What's being reported
A 24-year-old man from Surrey died in a head-on crash on Highway 5 near Merritt on Saturday. Impaired driving is suspected, and the other vehicle's driver has been arrested or is being investigated for it. Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam video.
How coverage differs
- CityNews VancouverAttributes the details to the BC Highway Patrol (BCHP).
- Vancouver SunDescribes the crash as a wrong-way collision on the Coquihalla Highway.
- One dead, three seriously injured in head-on collision near Merritt
Speed, impairment suspected; police appeal for witnesses, dashcam video
Also ran on: Parksville Qualicum Beach News, Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, North Island Gazette, The Interior News, Quesnel Cariboo Observer+ 25 more
Williams Lake Tribune, Burns Lake Lakes District News, Nanaimo News Bulletin, Victoria News, Saanich News, Comox Valley Record, Campbell River Mirror, Alberni Valley News, Cowichan Valley Citizen, Sooke News Mirror, Goldstream News Gazette, Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Nelson Star, Trail Times, Terrace Standard, The Northern View, Abbotsford News, Chilliwack Progress, Langley Advance Times, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Salmon Arm Observer, Penticton Western News, Kelowna Capital News, Vernon Morning Star, Revelstoke Review - Surrey passenger dies in head-on collision near Merritt
Three other Surrey men seriously injured; police appeal for witnesses, dash-cam video
Also ran on: Peace Arch News
- One dead, three seriously injured in head-on Coquihalla crash near Merritt
A 24-year-old Surrey man is dead and three others are seriously injured following a head-on collision on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt, as police investigate reports of a vehicle travelling in…
- Impaired driving suspected in fatal head-on crash near Merritt
A 24-year-old Surrey man was killed in the crash.
- Police appeal for dashcam footage following Highway 99 collision
Multi-vehicle collision occurred on Friday night, Oct. 16
- Surrey man dead after wrong-way head-on crash on Coquihalla Highway
The driver of a pickup involved in the Saturday morning crash on Highway 5 near Merritt is being investigated for impaired driving
- Surrey man killed in crash near Merritt; driver of other vehicle arrested for suspected impaired driving
A 24-year-old man from Surrey has died following a crash on Highway 5 near Merritt Saturday, the BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) says.
- Impaired driving suspected in deadly Saturday crash near Merritt; police appeal for witnesses
A black Toyota Tacoma and a white Toyota Rav 4 that were heavily damaged after a head-on collision on the Coquihalla Highway. (Image Credit: BC Highway Patrol)