An 18-year-old man has been killed following a crash along Hwy. 1 near Morden Rd. overnight. (Google Maps)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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18-year-old man killed during late night crash south of Nanaimo

Nov 3, 2025 | 12:22 PM

NANAIMO — A young man is dead following a fiery Highway 1 crash south of the city.

Emergency first responders were called to the highway, near the Morden Rd. intersection, after a black Audi S3 lost control, crashed and caught fire on Sunday, Nov. 2 around 10:30 p.m.

BC Highway Patrol Cpl. Michael McLaughlin told NanaimoNewsNOW the incident killed an 18-year-old man, and injured the 19-year-old driver, with potentially more than one vehicle involved.

“We believe a second vehicle, a second dark coloured car, was driving very closely, possibly a black Honda Civic. We have not yet identified that car or the driver. It’s very important that witnesses help us identify that driver and dash camera video would also be very important.”

Police say the driver of the crashed car suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment, while the other driver did not stop at the crash scene.

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McLaughlin said it is very early in their investigation and would not comment on any contributing factors.

“We are not going to confirm at this point whether there is one factor or another. We can definitely say that criminality has not been ruled out. That means we need to leave everything on the table. Get to the bottom of exactly what happened, speak to the other driver who may have been involved.”

Traffic was closed in the northbound lanes of Hwy. 1 for nearly 12 hours following the collision, with vehicles re-routed along a side-street.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact BC Highway Patrol via their Duncan office at 1-250-746-2751, quoting file number (7001) 2025-2168.

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