Fatal motorcycle crash closes Sea to Sky Highway north of Vancouver for hours

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The police watchdog agency says officers were attempting a traffic stop, which both drivers ignored, and the motorcyclist who crashed was declared dead at the scene.

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The highway didn’t fully reopen until almost 3 a.m. Monday, and traffic remained heavy afterwards as stranded vehicles made their way past the site.

Vancouver resident Brittany Michalchuk says she arrived at the closure about an hour after the crash on her way home from Squamish.

She describes the scene as feeling “almost apocalyptic” with more than a thousand vehicles trapped in both directions north of the Village of Lions Bay.

Michalchuk says she saw people sleeping on the roadway, and many expressed concerns about running out of water, food and phone battery as the closure stretched into the night.

“The whole scene was surreal: people setting up for the night on the highway, families waiting in their cars, both lanes completely shut down, and no clear timeline for when anyone would be able to move,” she says.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 6, 2026.

The Canadian Press