A scooter rider has life-threatening injuries and was flown to hospital after an incident on Wall St. in Nanaimo on Thursday, Oct. 17. (Submitted photo)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

Serious injuries

Scooter rider seriously injured after hitting vehicle in Nanaimo

Oct 17, 2019 | 10:44 AM

NANAIMO — A man has life-threatening injures after police say the scooter he was riding rammed a vehicle on Wall St. near downtown Nanaimo.

Police said the man was flown to hospital in Victoria after witnesses indicated the man rear-ended the vehicle near the entrance to the Nanaimo Curling Club.

The chain-reaction incident occurred when the leading vehicle braked for a pedestrian using the marked cross walk on Wall St, police said based on witness accounts.

The incident occurred Thursday, Oct. 17 at 3:20 p.m.

Wall St. was expected to be closed for some time as investigators examined the scene.

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