An accident near Whiskey Creek on Wednesday, April 16 left a motorcyclist with serious injuries.
Mike Infanti of the Central Vancouver Island Traffic Service said they’re currently waiting for an update on the condition of the rider.
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The accident took place at Clarke Road and the highway, approximately six kilometres west of Qualicum Beach. Witnesses reported a pair of medevac helicopters on the scene and stale traffic for an extended period of time. Both lanes of the highway opened back up at approximately 8 p.m.
“We have a vehicle that was attempting to make a left turn off of Clarke and collided with an eastbound motorcycle,” said Infanti.
Infanti said drugs and alcohol were both ruled out as potential factors in the accident.
CLEAR - #BCHwy4 now fully open after vehicle incident at Clarke Rd., 6 kms west of #QualicumBeach#VanIsle
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