Emergency crews were on scene at a highway crash in Nanoose Bay Friday afternoon where a man died.
The vehicle accident happened on Highway 19 at Hillview Road, according to RCMP Central Vancouver Island Traffic Services.
The man and a woman were harvesting shellfish at Nanoose flats, at the tidal pool, according to traffic services. They made a U-turn and they turned in front of a tandem axle truck. They were thrown across, the man died instantly and the woman was airlifted by helicopter to Victoria B次元官网网址� they were Nanaimo residents.
Roads re-opened at about 7:30 p.m. Friday night.
Nanoose Volunteer Fire Department Chief Doug Penny estimates traffic stretched as far as the exit by BuckerfieldB次元官网网址檚 in Parksville to Aulds Road in Nanaimo.
B次元官网网址淚 thank the public, those who were patient and understanding,B次元官网网址� said Penny. B次元官网网址淭he RCMP and everyone has to do their investigation to make sure they get it right. They only get one chance to get it right. Some people get rather irate and they take it out on the RCMP and our first responders and all the people that are out there. We donB次元官网网址檛 want to be out there.B次元官网网址�
This is the second fatality in a month in the Nanoose corridor, which traffic services said is a high-risk driving area.
The investigation is ongoing.
***Update 19:00**
B次元官网网址� Nanoose Fire Dept (@NanooseVFD)
Both lanes northbound opening soon, Southbound will remain single lane at this time.
Yeah you might want to avoid Island Highway/Nanaimo Parkway Northbound to Parksville. ItB次元官网网址檚 bad.
B次元官网网址� Nicholas M Pescod (@npescod)
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