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1 person dead after Thanksgiving auto crash in Qualicum Beach

RCMP: Driver experienced medical issue on Island Highway
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One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Qualicum Beach on Thanksgiving Monday (Oct. 9).

Oceanside RCMP confirmed a person experienced a medical issue and their vehicle drove off the Island Highway, close to the Shady Rest. The driver died.

READ MORE: 1 person taken to hospital after medical incident on highway near Parksville

BC EHS was called out at 9:11 a.m. and responded with three ambulances and one air ambulance.

“Paramedics cared for one patient but did not transport anyone to hospital,” BC EHS said in a statement to the PQB News.

— NEWS Staff



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