VICTORIA --
Three people were rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a crash along the Duke Point Highway Tuesday morning.
Nanaimo RCMP say that three vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred around 7:40 a.m. on the Duke Point Highway, roughly one kilometre from the Highway 1 intersection.
Police say the preliminary investigation suggests that a westbound minivan, occupied by two adults, crossed over the highway’s centre line and collided with an eastbound semi-truck.
The crash caused a female passenger in the van to be ejected through the vehicle’s windshield, while the semi-truck drove off the roadway into a ditch.