A driver is dead after a crash along the Trans-Canada Highway south of Nanaimo this morning.
Nanaimo RCMP confirmed that a 69-year-old man died and a medical condition is thought to have caused the crash, which happened near Morden Road a little before noon Monday, Dec. 13. The man’s wife sustained minor injuries in the single-vehicle rollover crash.
The northbound lanes of the highway were closed for about two hours for investigation and traffic was being detoured.
The man’s next of kin has been notified.
Northbound lanes Island Hwy still closed for crash south of Morden Rd. Emergency crews still on scene. No word yet on injuries. Traffic being diverted northbound thru S. Wellington.#Nanaimo #Traffic @NanaimoBulletin pic.twitter.com/w0Qf05Ksuf
— Chris Bush (@ChrisBushphotog) December 13, 2021
Northbound lanes Island Hwy still closed for crash south of Morden Rd. Emergency crews still on scene. No word yet on injuries. Traffic being diverted northbound thru S. Wellington.#Nanaimo #Traffic @NanaimoBulletin pic.twitter.com/DLUBgCwzKh
— Chris Bush (@ChrisBushphotog) December 13, 2021
@NanaimoBulletin pic.twitter.com/ldp1hgbFoA
— Chris Bush (@ChrisBushphotog) December 13, 2021
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