A teenage dirt bike rider was injured in rural Ladysmith just west of Cassidy on Thursday, May 19. (Google)

By Ian Holmes

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Dirt bike rider injured south of Nanaimo flown to hospital

May 19, 2022 | 1:14 PM

NANAIMO — A collision between a dirt biker rider and vehicle in rural Ladysmith resulted in an air ambulance transporting one person to hospital.

BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) were informed about a collision occurring on Thursday, May 19 at 10:55 a.m. on Timberlands Rd. at Ninatti Rd.

The teenage rider was flown to hospital, BCEHS stated, whose condition is currently unknown.

A BCEHS chopper was dispatched shortly after the incident, which landed at a nearby gravel pit.

Members of the Cranberry Volunteer Fire Dept. assisted BCEHS crews on scene.

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The rider was hit in the area of a sharp bend in the road where Timberlands Rd. and Ninatti Rd. meet, west of Nanaimo Airport.

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