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Car crashes on Northwest Bay Road in Nanoose Bay

Single-lane alternating traffic on Northwest Bay at Wall Beach Road
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Emily Vance photo - Multiple first responders attended the scene of a crash on Northwest Bay Road at Wall Beach Road in Nanoose Bay on Thursday afternoon.

A retired nurse was on the scene of a car crash on Northwest Bay Road in Nanoose Bay Thurday afternoon, before first responders arrived.

The accident took place around 1 p.m. on Northwest Bay Road and Wall Beach Road.

Holly Meadows, who worked as a nurse in Victoria, told the NEWS she arrived to the scene moments after the accident and then started CPR on the driver while waiting for emergency crews to arrive.

“The 911 dispatch said to get him out of the car. A man that had taken first aid course got him out and to the ground. Then I started CPR until the ambulances arrived,” she said. “I do not know any of the names of those around me but they sure gave me support.”

“The whole scene was so controlled, dignified and done right. Cannot say enough about our community.”

The vehicle, a light brown sedan, appears to have gone off the road and struck a tree.

The Nanoose Bay Fire Department and multiple ambulances attended the scene.

- will be updated

emily.vance@pqbnews.com

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