At this time, Interior Health has received 43 patients from today’s bus accident on the Coquihalla Highway, south of Merritt.

Of those, 10 were sent to Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops, 22 to Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) in Kelowna, and 11 to the Nicola Valley Hospital & Health Centre in Merritt.

Of the patients received in IH hospitals, patient conditions are as follows:

• five are in critical condition
• ten are in serious condition
• 28 have non-life threatening injuries

All three Interior Health hospitals initiated a Code Orange response to this situation. Through the Code Orange response the facilities brought in additional staff and physicians to support patient care.