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2 Fatal Crashes Reported on Central Vancouver Island Within Hours
Police say the teen driver faces impaired and dangerous driving charges as investigators seek witnesses and dashcam video to confirm how the crash unfolded.
- Two men died Thursday, Aug. 27, when a blue Kia Sedona minivan collided head-on with their grey Volkswagen Jetta on Island Highway near Ware Road in Lantzville. Police arrested a 16-year-old girl for impaired driving causing death.
- Investigators confirmed the minivan was traveling north in the southbound lanes when the collision occurred just after 3 a.m. The teen driver was transported to hospital with injuries police described as not life-threatening.
- Police are seeking dash-camera footage of the minivan driving between Third Street and Pine Street in Nanaimo four hours before the crash. Anyone with information should contact BC Highway Patrol at 250-954-2953 and quote file 4201.
- Southbound lanes on Highway 19 remained closed for several hours Thursday morning as investigators worked the scene. Sgt. Michael McLaughlin stated investigators need more video to "confirm the exact sequence of events."
- This incident follows a separate fatal crash Wednesday evening near Nanoose Bay on the same highway. Oceanside RCMP reported a single-vehicle rollover that killed one passenger, marking three deaths across two collisions within 24 hours.
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