A man has been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash near Cilaire Elementary School in Nanaimo Wednesday.
The crash happened early this morning at about 2:40 a.m. today (Oct. 18), on Departure Bay Road near Cilaire Elementary School on the east side of Brooks Landing Mall, a press release says.
RCMP say the driver has been airlifted to hospital in Victoria with critical injuries. No other occupants or vehicles were involved in the crash.
Currently only one southbound lane on Departure Bay Road is open, with all traffic re-routed around the mall, onto Brechin Road or the old Island Highway, according to the Nanaimo RCMP.
The traffic closures are expected to remain in place for some time while the scene is investigated. Access to Cilaire school has been slightly impacted by closures.
Nanaimo RCMP said if parents are driving northbound, they will be required to detour around Brooks Landing Mall and they will be allowed back on to Departure Bay Road. The Montrose Avenue entrance into Cilaire is open to traffic and pedestrians.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area as the investigation continues.
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