A serious crash on Thursday, April 3 just before 1:00 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the Trans Canada Hwy. at Brenton Page Rd. north of Ladysmith is caused some major delays. (Submitted)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Crash snarls traffic on highway north of Ladysmith

Apr 3, 2025 | 2:58 PM

LADYSMITH — A crash severely impacted northbound traffic on the Trans-Canada Hwy. (TCH) near Ladysmith Thursday afternoon.

BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), confirmed their crews responded to a motor vehicle crash which occurred on the TCH at Brenton Page Rd. on Thursday, April 3 at 12:45 p.m.

One vehicle was on fire following a two-vehicle wreck, impacting northbound motorists.

“Two ambulances with primary care paramedics responded to the scene. Paramedics assessed two patients. One patient was transported to hospital,” paramedic public information officer Brian Twaites told NanaimoNewsNOW.

A caller to our newsroom stated northbound traffic was completely stopped following the crash, however no official highway closure was referenced by DriveBC.

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Traffic was bypassing the scene and a backlog heading north out of Ladysmith on the highway had been improving as of 2:50 p.m.

There is no detour available to bypass the crash.

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