An air ambulance departs the scene of an accident on Highway 1 south of Ladysmith Tuesday afternoon to medevac an injured driver to hospital in Victoria. Highway 1 was completely closed for two hours following a single-vehicle accident on the southern outskirts of Ladysmith shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday. According to the RCMP

An air ambulance departs the scene of an accident on Highway 1 south of Ladysmith Tuesday afternoon to medevac an injured driver to hospital in Victoria. Highway 1 was completely closed for two hours following a single-vehicle accident on the southern outskirts of Ladysmith shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday. According to the RCMP

Driver airlifted to hospital after single-vehicle accident at south end of Ladysmith

Highway 1 was closed for over an hour after a gravel truck-and-trailer smashed through the centre divider and flipped shortly after 3 p.m.

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