Victoria police are asking witnesses to come forward after a collision between two vehicles resulted in one man being sent to the hospital.
At around 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers were called to a crash at the intersection of Gonzales Avenue and Foul Bay Road. Both vehicles were heavily damaged in the incident.
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While one of the drivers was not physically injured, the driver in the second vehicle was found unconscious and in potentially life-threatening condition.
He was treated by an off-duty physician who was passing by, before paramedics arrived and took over the treatment.
Attending medics noted signs of opioid overdose and administered naloxone which helped the man regain consciousness before he was transported to the hospital.
The area was closed to traffic for several hours while authorities gathered evidence in their investigation of the collision.
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The two vehicles involved are a grey 2008 Hyundai Sonata and a green 1993 Honda Accord. Police say they may have been travelling at high speed.
Officers are asking anyone who was in the Fairfield neighbourhood around 4 p.m. yesterday and may have witnessed a vehicle being driven unusually to contact police at (250) 995-7654.
To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
