Northbound traffic on Hwy. 19 through Nanoose Bay was significantly backed up by a crash on Friday, Aug. 9 (DriveBC)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

Friday crash

Crash snarls northbound Hwy 19 traffic through Nanoose Bay

Aug 9, 2024 | 1:10 PM

UPDATE: By 1:30 p.m. Friday the accident scene on Hwy. 19 at Northwest Bay Rd. had been cleared. Northbound congestion is expected to ease with both lanes re-opened.

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EARLIER — A multi-vehicle crash is causing significant disruptions impacting northbound vehicular flow on Highway 19 on Friday afternoon.

DriveBC cameras show the incident happened at the intersection of Northwest Bay Rd. At the Petro Canada service station, resulting in single-lane movement heading north.

As a result, there is no detour around the scene, leading to substantial backups to Lantzville as of 1:10 p.m. on Friday.

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A caller to NanaimoNewsNOW indicated the crash involved two SUV’s.

Traffic was backed up heading north on Hwy. 19 on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 9. (Google)

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