A BC Emergency Health Services Air Ambulance tended to a patient on Hwy. 19 in Parksville on Sunday, March 6. (submitted photo)
SERIOUS CRASH
Cyclist seriously injured in Parksville highway hit and run
Mar 7, 2022 | 1:27 PM
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PARKSVILLE — A cyclist was seriously injured following a collision on the Island Hwy. with the offending vehicle fleeing the scene.
Emergency services were called to Hwy. 19 north of the the Englishman River overpass near Parksville just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 6 after a vehicle hit a cyclist on the northbound shoulder.
Cpl. Mike Halskov from RCMP BC Highway Patrol said in a release the cyclist, a man in his 30’s was taken to hospital with serious injuries, while the vehicle involved in left the scene.
“BC Highway Patrol in Parksville has assumed conduct of the file with assistance from the Oceanside RCMP, the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service and the Forensic Identification Service.”
