On Monday, Oct. 4, two commercial vehicles collided along the Alberni Highway near Koen Road in Whiskey Creek.
Sgt. Stephen Rose of the Oceanside RCMP said police received a report of the collision at approximately 6 a.m., and upon attendance, determined a trailer being towed by a westbound truck had crossed the highway’s centre line and collided with an eastbound transport truck.
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“The driver of the eastbound truck was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while the other driver was uninjured,” wrote Rose in an email to PQB News.
An RCMP traffic analyst and commercial vehicle inspector attended the scene to assist with the ongoing investigation.
Monday morning traffic was intermittent until the scene was cleared.