Adam Kveton Photo A rolled-over truck obstructs both lanes on Northwest Bay Road near the PetroCan at Highway 19 at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25 after a morning rain. Nanoose Volunteer Firefighters were turning traffic away until about 11:15 when they cleared the scene. The driver was reported to have extricated themself from the vehicle before fire crews arrived.

Adam Kveton Photo A rolled-over truck obstructs both lanes on Northwest Bay Road near the PetroCan at Highway 19 at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25 after a morning rain. Nanoose Volunteer Firefighters were turning traffic away until about 11:15 when they cleared the scene. The driver was reported to have extricated themself from the vehicle before fire crews arrived.

Driver, occupant escape uninjured after truck flips

The accident occurred on Northwest Bay Road in Nanoose on Saturday

  • Aug. 28, 2018 12:00 a.m.

The Oceanside RCMP responded to a truck that flipped on its side around 10:15 a.m. on Northwest Bay Road in Nanoose on Saturday, Aug. 25 following a period of rain.

The vehicle’s driver and one occupant escaped the truck uninjured.

The rolled-over truck obstructed both lanes on Nothwest Bay Road near the Petro Canada gas station for a period.

Nanoose Volunteer Fire Department was on scene. turning traffic away until about 11:15 when they cleared the scene.

Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Stephen Rose said police are not investigating the accident as a criminal matter and alcohol was not a factor.

“The collision was unremarkable overall,” Rose said.

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