Body found on side of Nanaimo road, person possibly hit by car: RCMP

Nanaimo RCMP have identified this area (pinned above) of Harewood Mines Road where a body was discovered on the roadside. (Photo screenshot via Google Maps)

Posted January 27, 2023 2:22 pm.

Last Updated January 27, 2023 2:25 pm.

Mounties in Nanaimo closed a road on the outskirts of the city for a time Friday morning after a body was discovered.

The Nanaimo RCMP says it’s believed the person may have been hit by a vehicle

According to Mounties, someone on an early morning walk came across the body around 7 a.m. on Harewood Mines Road, just south of the Highway 19 overpass.

After it was reported to police, officers and members of the BC Coroners Service went to the scene.

Investigators closed off the area for a few hours while the body was examined by “several specialized units” of the RCMP.

Mounties are asking anyone who was in the area before 7 a.m. Friday and saw someone walking, to call the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 and quote file number 2023-3059.

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