Early morning collision of pickup trucks near Nanaimo, one driver seriously hurt

Early morning collision of pickup trucks near Nanaimo, one driver seriously hurt
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Nanaimo RCMP says both male drivers were injured, including one seriously, after two pickup trucks collided on the Trans Canada Highway Wednesday morning.

Cpl. Terry Crawford says the vehicles crashed just before 5 a.m. near Cranberry Road, just north of the Highway 19 junction south of Nanaimo.

Police say both drivers, the lone occupants in each vehicle, were taken to Nanaimo Regional Hospital.

Crawford says the driver of the southbound truck had serious injuries, not believed to be life-threatening.

The northbound driver’s injuries were less serious.

The road was closed until 7:30 a.m.

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