There were two separate single motor-vehicle incidents in the last five days just north of the hamlet of Woss on northern Vancouver Island.
The first one occurred on Friday, March 14 around 11 a.m. near the 300 marker on Highway 19, confirmed Port McNeill RCMP Corp. Spencer Mylymok.
"It was a single occupant vehicle travelling south down-Island," he said, noting the vehicle ended up driving onto the southbound shoulder, "and then it looks like the driver over corrected and ended up crossing over to the northbound side of the road, where it basically collided there."
The driver was transported via ambulance to Campbell River and is in stable condition. Mylymok stated the incident is still under investigation and it's unconfirmed as to what caused it.
The second single motor-vehicle incident happened Tuesday, March 18 around 7 a.m. near the 304 Highway 19 marker when a heavy duty pickup was travelling nourthbound to Port Hardy towing a 32-foot vessel.
"The vehicle and trailer seemed to at some point cross the fog line and caught the soft shoulder," said Mylymok. "Again, there was an overcorrection and the trailer and boat ended up flipping."
The boat dislodged from the trailer and landed directly between the northbound and southbound lanes. Mylymok said it was fortunate that the truck remained upright, as it meant the driver and passenger inside the pickup were thankfully not injured.
He added the driver was charged with having an insecure load and the RCMP had to employ alternating traffic lanes until the highway was eventually cleaned up and reopened for two lanes.
"We had to have both the trailer and the vessel removed from the scene and we certainly appreciate the patience of the people who were driving up this morning, just because there were definitely some delays with them being able to get around the wreckage."
When asked if there has been an uptick in MVI's around Woss this winter season, Mylymok said he feels they have just been randomly happening.
"We can go for months without having them," he said, "and then all of a sudden we get, you know, two or three in a row kind of thing. There really is no rhyme or reason."
