A motorist in a recreational vehicle travels on the Sea-to-Sky Highway between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay, B.C., in this file photo from Friday, April 23, 2021. A multi-vehicle crash has shut down the Sea-to-Sky Highway in both directions on the way to Whistler, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Republished March 12, 2025 - 3:15 PM
Original Publication Date March 12, 2025 - 12:11 PM
WHISTLER, B.C. - Emergency Health Services in British Columbia says 10 people were sent to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash that shut down the Sea-to-Sky Highway in both directions for several hours on Wednesday.
It says five ambulances responded to the crash near Brandywine Falls on the highway, about 18 kilometres south of Whistler, B.C.
The ambulance service says in a statement that two people taken to hospital by helicopters are in critical condition, while the other eight went by ambulance and are in stable condition.
The RCMP say the highway reopened Wednesday afternoon but drivers should continue to expect delays.
Cpl. Katrina Boehmer with the Sea to Sky RCMP says traffic is alternating on the affected stretch of highway amid a mix of snow and rain.
Sea to Sky Mounties say police have asked for the help of the collision analysis and reconstruction service.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2025.
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