A NANAIMO MAN IS IN VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL AFTER A SERIOUS ONE VEHICLE CRASH LAST NIGHT. (TUESDAY)
NANAIMO RCMP CONSTABLE GARY O'BRIEN SAYS THE 21-YEAR-OLD WAS BELIEVED TO BE SPEEDING ON NANAIMO RIVER ROAD AFTER A DAY AT THE RIVER, WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF HIS OLDER MODEL PICK UP TRUCK.
O'BRIEN SAYS THE MAN WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. ALCOHOL IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE A FACTOR IN THE CRASH, AND THE MAN'S TRUCK WILL UNDERGO A MECHANICAL INSPECTION.