8-year-old on bicycle tragically passes away after being hit by truck
NANAIMO — A fatal accident in central Nanaimo has tragically claimed the life of a young boy.
Police confirmed the eight-year-old was riding his bike with his sister on Nelson St. around 12 p.m. on Sunday when they pedalled out of a driveway.
“Sadly they came out of a driveway and a truck was passing along and hit the youth,” RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW. “His injuries were significant.”
O’Brien said many bystanders did what they could while waiting for paramedics, but unfortunately the boy passed away in hospital.