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11-year-old boy killed in Shawnigan Lake after being struck by truck towing a boat A young boy was killed in Shawnigan Lake this week after they were struck by a truck towing a boat. The RCMP are investigating the incident, which took place on Monday just after 6:30 pm. Police received a report of a single vehicle collision between a truck towing a boat and a youth at the corner of Benko Road and Kearny Place in Mill Bay. Officers attended the scene, supported by the Mill Bay Fire Department and BC Ambulance. Upon arrival, officers discovered the boy had been fatally injured.

  VICTORIA -- A child is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck that was towing a boat near Mill Bay. The crash occurred just after 6:30 p.m. Monday at the corner of Benko Road and Kearny Place, according to the Shawnigan Lake RCMP. Police, paramedics and firefighters rushed to the scene, but the cyclist was pronounced dead soon after first responders arrived. "This collision remains under investigation, however initial investigation leads us to believe the cyclist failed to stop at the stop sign and made a left (northbound) turn onto Benko Road," said Tim Desaulniers of the Shawnig...

Cyclist Dead After Collision in Mill Bay SHARE ON: RCMP Cruiser (Photo from BC RCMP Flickr) A young cyclist is dead after colliding with a pick-up truck towing a boat in Mill Bay on Monday evening. The Shawnigan Lake RCMP says it happened at the corner of Benko Road and Kearny Place at around 6:30 pm. The youth died at the scene. The Shawnigan Lake RCMP says its initial investigation indicates the cyclist may have failed to stop at a stop sign before turning left onto Benko Road. The driver of the pick up truck was unable to brake in time.

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene by B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics. Shawnigan Lake RCMP and the Mill Bay Fire Department also responded. Shawnigan Lake RCMP Detachment Commander Tim Desaulniers said the collision is still being investigated, but it appears the cyclist failed to stop at a stop sign when he turned left to head onto Benko Road. He said the driver of the pickup, which was towing a boat, was unable to stop in time and hit the cyclist. “The driver is co-operating with the investigation and initially [there] does not appear to be any criminality in this tragic colli...