One person was taken to hospital in Nanaimo after a crash involving a motorcycle and SUV along Terminal Ave. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Motorcyclist injured in crash near Nanaimo’s Terminal Park

Dec 17, 2024 | 12:16 PM

NANAIMO — A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a midday collision.

Emergency services were called out to the intersection of Terminal Ave. and Princess Royal Ave./St. George St. just before 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17 after a motorcycle collided with a silver SUV.

Capt. Matt Burke with Nanaimo Fire Rescue was unable to comment on what led to the crash, but said on scene the rider was conscious as he was loaded into an ambulance.

Burke added the driver of the SUV, who was uninjured, remained on scene and cooperated with police.

Damage was considerable to a silver SUV which collided with a motorcycle on Terminal Ave. at St. George St. and Princess Royal Ave. on Tuesday morning. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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The motorcycle sustained substantial damage as a result of the crash.

Emergency services blocked northbound traffic from proceeding through the intersection as they cleaned up the scene.

Vehicles were directed down Princess Royal Ave. and onto Estevan Rd.

Southbound traffic was slowed but largely unaffected.

Firefighters clean up debris from a motorcycle and SUV collision along Terminal Ave. on Tuesday, Dec. 17. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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