Motorcyclist killed in Malahat crash, third major accident of weekend - Times Colonist
A 40-year-old motorcyclist from Victoria is dead after a head-on crash on the Trans-Canada Highway, one of three serious crashes that closed the Malahat in a span of 48 hours. A total of 10 people were taken to hospital in the three crashes — two of which were head-on — within a six-kilometre stretch of highway on Saturday and Sunday. Alex Berube said he can’t remember the last time that many serious crashes affected the Malahat in a single weekend. Malahat Fire Chief Rob Patterson said the fatality demonstrates the urgency for barriers along the entire length of the Malahat. On Sunday night around 8:12 p. m. , a northbound blue Suzuki motorcycle appeared to cross the centre line, colliding with a southbound GMC Sierra pickup truck pulling a 30-foot trailer. A stretch of highway on each side of the crash scene was closed in both directions until about 1 a. m. Monday as traffic analysts investigated. Earlier on Sunday, around 5:30 a. m. , a VW Golf carrying three teenagers went off the road in 3500 block of the Trans-Canada Highway at an area known as Falcon Heights, near Finlayson Arm, in the West Shore. The driver was an unlicensed 15-year-old girl who was driving her friend’s car, Berube said. The southbound lane of the highway was closed until 8 a. m. Sunday. A 27-year-old Duncan woman is facing impaired driving charges. Source: www.timescolonist.com
