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NANAIMO – Paramedics and firefighters help the driver of a compact SUV after a collision with a dump truck Monday.

  • Apr. 17, 2012 5:00 a.m.
Paramedics and firefighters help the driver of a compact SUV onto a gurney after a collision with a dump truck at the Boundary Avenue/Northfield Road intersection Monday. The crash happened at about noon. Police said the dump truck, turning left onto Northfield Road, stopped at the intersection, but then pulled into the path of the SUV. The SUV's male driver, 46, was taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. His male passenger, 38, was treated at the scene. The male driver of the dump truck, 39, was not injured and was issued a ticket for failing to yi

Paramedics and firefighters help the driver of a compact SUV onto a gurney after a collision with a dump truck at the Boundary Avenue/Northfield Road intersection Monday. The crash happened at about noon. Police said the dump truck, turning left onto Northfield Road, stopped at the intersection, but then pulled into the path of the SUV. The SUV's male driver, 46, was taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. His male passenger, 38, was treated at the scene. The male driver of the dump truck, 39, was not injured and was issued a ticket for failing to yi

Paramedics and firefighters help the driver of a compact SUV onto a gurney after a collision with a dump truck at the Boundary Avenue/Northfield Road intersection Monday.

The crash happened at about noon. Police said the dump truck, turning left onto Northfield Road, stopped at the intersection, but then pulled into the path of the SUV. The SUV’s male driver, 46, was taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. His male passenger, 38, was treated at the scene. The male driver of the dump truck, 39, was not injured and was issued a ticket for failing to yield.

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