A 78-year-old Nanaimo woman is dead after her vehicle collided with an RV on Monday (April 26) in Parksville.

Oceanside RCMP reported that at approximately 2 p.m., first responders were notified of a two-vehicle crash along the Alberni Highway, near the old train station.

Cpl. Jesse Foreman with the Oceanside RCMP said in a release that through gathered evidence and witness statements, the woman had been parked in her car on the shoulder facing Parksville.

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She then suddenly pulled a U-turn in an attempt to head in the other direction (towards Coombs).

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Police said neither speed nor intoxicants were factors in the collision.

- NEWS Staff, submitted

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