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Nanoose Fire confirms fatality in Friday afternoon crash north of Lantzville

Apr 21, 2018 | 12:29 PM

NANAIMO — A person is dead after a crash between a car and a fuel tanker truck north of Lantzville.

Nanoose Volunteer Fire Department confirmed a fatality in the crash which happened around 3:30 p.m. Friday on Hwy. 19 at Hillview Rd.

It’s unclear if there were any other injuries in the crash.

The highway was reduced to single lane traffic and then closed for long periods of time until all lanes were cleared and re-opened just before 8 p.m.