The scene on Beach Drive in Oak Bay after a single-vehicle rollover Thursday night. Oak Bay Police say five local youths, including the driver, were in the vehicle and all were taken to hospital with various injuries. Photo courtesy Twitter/Oak Bay Police.
Oak Bay police say when they arrived at the scene of a single-vehicle rollover Thursday night, they believed it was a fatal incident from what they saw.
Although there was extensive damage to the vehicle and at the scene, the five teenagers inside the car were taken to hospital with various injuries following the crash at 11:20 p.m. on Beach Drive at Ripon Road in the Uplands area.
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Ray Bernoties of Oak Bay Police says the driver was sober and all five were wearing seatbelts, adding the outcome could have been much worse if seat belts were not worn.
Bernoties says the ages of the occupants are not confirmed, but all are believed to be around 16-years-old.
Police are investigating the rollover, and Bernoties says speed will be looked into.
OBPD believed it was a 'fatal' when first seeing the scene last nt on Beach Dr. 5 youth in car/various injuries/all taken to hospital. Thankfully seatbelts were worn. Sober driver (but file still under investigation). Could've been an absolute tragedy. PLEASE drive carefully! pic.twitter.com/1go2hgMZ9p
— Oak Bay Police (@OakBayPolice) May 18, 2018
Bernoties says this is a reminder for people to use caution as they drive during the Victoria Day long weekend, reporting 290 crashes on Vancouver Island roads during the same weekend two years ago.
May long weekend has arrived! ☀️We hope you have fun but PLEASE be mindful of the fact that there were "290 crashes on Vancouver Island (on this wknd) in 2016" @icbc On avg, 2 people die in a crash in BC this wknd. Lets dramatically improve those stats this year #yyj! Goal 0 pic.twitter.com/BdqKl5XLOo
— Oak Bay Police (@OakBayPolice) May 18, 2018
ICBC says on average, two people die in a crash in the province during the Victoria Day weekend.
Andy Neal
