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Fatal Crash Closes Sea‑to‑Sky Highway, Stranding Hundreds Overnight

Investigations by the B.C. Coroners Service and the Independent Investigations Office are under way and officials say a lengthy police inquiry is expected.

A "vehicle incident" shut down the Sea to Sky Highway near Lions Bay at 6 p.m. on July 5, 2026, according to DriveBC. The highway reopened at around 2 a.m. July 6. Brittany Michalchuk was one of the drivers who got stuck on the highway.
Cars were stopped for hours after a fatal crash on the Sea to Sky Highway on Sunday.
A tent pitched on the side of the Sea to Sky Highway after a crash shut down the highway in both directions near Lions Bay on July 5, 2026.
A family puts out a blanket on the side of the Sea-to-Sky Highway amid a multi-hour shutdown caused by a fatal crash on Sunday, July 5.

Overview

  • A vehicle crash near the Deeks Creek Bridge shut the Sea‑to‑Sky Highway in both directions on Sunday evening, leaving a multi‑hour closure that lasted about eight hours.
  • DriveBC said the highway reopened at around 2 a.m. on Monday and traffic slowly cleared in the hours that followed.
  • B.C. Emergency Health Services sent two ground ambulances and an air ambulance to the scene but reported that no one was taken to hospital.
  • The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed it is investigating a death at the crash site and the IIO has opened a separate probe while RCMP have not released cause details.
  • Hundreds to possibly thousands of travellers were forced to wait overnight on a key route to Squamish and Whistler, creating widespread disruption to summer travel and local services.