Nanaimo crash sends 1 to hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’: RCMP
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Posted February 28, 2024 11:10 pm.
Last Updated February 29, 2024 6:15 am.
A collision in Nanaimo has sent a 50-year-old woman to hospital with “life-threatening injuries” on Tuesday evening, says the RCMP.
Nanaimo RCMP, Fire, and BCEHS were called near Milton St and Victoria Road. BCEHS treated the woman on scene, who was later airlifted to a hospital in Victoria.
The driver of the vehicle, a man in his 40s remained at the scene and spoke with mounties.
Police say they have “ruled out drugs and alcohol as contributing factors” for the collision.
Mounties say that when the collision occurred the woman was attempting to cross over the four-lane roadway, in an area where there was no designated crosswalk.
The Nanaimo RCMP’s media release says investigators noted that it was raining at the time and the victim was wearing dark non-reflective clothing.
After the collision, the road was closed for close to three hours while investigators including a Collision Analyst examined the scene and collected forensic evidence.