The mayor of Merritt, B.C., wonders why the Okanagan Connector wasn’t closed on Christmas Eve due to severe weather conditions, after a fatal collision on the highway near the city claimed four lives and injured dozens that day.
The crash involving a passenger bus was reported at roughly 6:14 p.m. on Dec. 24 on the road, known as Highway 97C, according to an RCMP news release. The bus went off the road and rolled onto the passenger side, killing four people and injuring at least 53.
