Coquihalla – SEPTEMBER 8 UPDATE – A suspected impaired driver is being investigated for a fatal collision that killed two women near Kamloops on Friday, September 5, 2025, but more witnesses and video are still required to make sure the investigation is complete.
The victims were in a white Hyundai Kona that was driving on the Coquihalla just before 9:00 p.m. when it collided with a grey Dodge Ram pickup going south in the northbound lanes.
The women who died, who were 36 and 27-years-old respectively, have international next of kin who are still being informed about the tragedy. Three other people have serious injuries, including two who were in the white Hyundai Kona and the suspected driver of the grey Dodge Ram pickup.
“We have made progress in this investigation, but we are still looking for more witnesses and dash camera video,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “If you saw the driver of a grey Dodge Ram pickup doing anything suspicious in the minutes or hours leading up to the fatal crash, please call us.”
Anyone who has video or witnessed the collision, or the driving of the white Hyundai Kona hatchback or the grey Dodge Ram pickup, or saw the driver of the pickup behaving suspiciously, call BC Highway Patrol – Kamloops at 250-828-3111 and quote file (2100) 2025-3075.
ORIGINAL STORY – A vehicle driving the wrong way on the Coquihalla Highway has led to a double-fatal collision, and BC Highway Patrol is looking for more witnesses and dash-camera video to determine exactly how the tragedy unfolded.
On Friday night September 5, 2025, just before 9:00 p.m., police received calls about a vehicle driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes on Highway #5 just south of Kamloops. Minutes later, and before police could intercept the wrong-way driver, a grey Dodge Ram pickup and a white Hyundai Kona hatchback collided head-on.
The collision killed two people and seriously wounded three others.
“Police are investigating the possibility that criminal behaviour caused this tragic collision,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “We need every available witness who can tell us what the drivers were doing in the minutes and hours leading up to this collision.”
Anyone who has dash-camera footage, or who witnessed the events leading up to the collision between the grey Dodge Ram pickup and the white Hyundai Kona hatchback, is asked to call BC Highway Patrol – Kamloops at 250-828-3111 and quote file (2100) 2025-3075.
