By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

Nanaimo man dies after motorcycle crashes into minivan on Hammond Bay

Oct 24, 2018 | 12:48 PM

NANAIMO — A Nanaimo man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and a minivan.

The BC Coroners Service confirmed the motorcyclist, a man in his 40s, died in hospital and the investigation is in its early stages.

Nanaimo RCMP Cpl. Terry Crawford told NanaimoNewsNOW the motorcyclist was heading west along Hammond Bay Rd. around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, towards Woodgrove Centre, when he hit a minivan pulling out of the library parking lot.

Crawford said it’s too early to say who was at fault, no tickets were issued and no charges are pending at this time.

“Right now we don’t expect alcohol was a factor. We’re looking to our traffic analyst to give us an idea if speed might have been a factor.”

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The driver of the van was taken to hospital with facial injuries, while a passenger in the van was not hurt.

The accident caused three lanes of Hammond Bay Rd. to be closed for some time as investigators looked over the scene.

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