The Coquihalla has proven fatal once again.

A vehicle driving the wrong way on the highway south of Kamloops on Friday night triggered a two-vehicle collision that killed two people and sent three others to hospital.

Just before 9 p.m. on Friday, police received calls about a vehicle driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes on Highway 5 close to Inks Lake Road. Minutes later, before police could intercept the driver, a grey Dodge Ram pickup and a white Hyundai Kona hatchback collided head-on, killing two people and seriously wounding three others.

Police are not saying which vehicle was driving the wrong way, to avoid tainting any potential witness memories of the incident.

The highway was closed for more than nine hours before reopening around 5 a.m. on Saturday.

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