By Canadian Press

Head-on crash injures child, two adults near Parksville, B.C.

Mar 5, 2025 | 8:56 AM

PARKSVILLE, B.C. — Police say it was “miraculous” that no one was killed in a head-on collision that destroyed two vehicles near Parksville, B.C.

A statement from B.C. Highway Patrol says three people, including a child, were taken to hospital after the crash Monday on Highway 19.

Police say a white Chevrolet pickup crossed the median from the southbound lanes and struck a grey Toyota Prius going north, severely damaging both vehicles.

Police say they’re still investigating the cause of the collision and “nothing has been ruled out.”

They’re asking anyone who saw the vehicles in the lead-up to the crash just after 4 p.m. near the Church Road overpass to come forward.

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Corp. Michael McLaughlin says in the statement that the driver of the Prius likely saved her child’s life by using a proper child car seat in the rear of her vehicle.

“Both vehicles were destroyed in the crash. Miraculously, the driver and small child in the Prius appear to have non-life-threatening injuries,” he says.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 5, 2025

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