A cyclist had to be transported to hospital after they were struck by a motorist in Nanaimo.
According to the Nanaimo RCMP, an older model Toyota Corolla struck a 66-year-old cyclist at the intersection of Townsite Road and Bush Street at around 1:30 p.m. on March 24.
The 66-year-old cyclist was transported to hospital with significant but non-life threatening injuries.
At the time of the incident, Mounties say the cyclist was in a marked bike lane when they were struck by Corolla.
“As the weather gets warmer and more and more cyclists are on the streets of Nanaimo, motorists and cyclists, need to pay attention to bicycle lanes and how they intersect with the flow of vehicle traffic. The injured cyclist in this case was lucky to receive only the injuries he did and that a worse outcome was avoided”, said Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP.
As a result of the incident, the driver of the Corolla, a 19-year-old woman was issued a violation ticket under the Motor Vehicle Act for carrying out an unsafe lane change.
The Canadian Press
