A 25-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries after being ejected from her vehicle in a crash near near Mays Road in Duncan this morning
The single-vehicle crash, which occurred just before midnight on Wednesday, closed the Trans-Canada Highway for several hours as RCMP investigated the serious collision.
North Cowichan / Duncan RCMP said they were contacted by a passenger of a vehicle who had told them they were trapped inside a vehicle that had just crashed, and that the driver of the vehicle was ejected.
Responding RCMP officers located the vehicle down an embankment on the southbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway where it came to rest on the driverās side.
They found four uninjured occupants still inside the vehicle who were unable to get out.
Paramedics and the North Cowichan Fire Fire Department were able to free the trapped passengers.
Police said the 25-year-old female driver from Duncan was located underneath the vehicle succumbing to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene.
“It is too early in the investigation to speculate on the cause of the collision,” said Sergeant Chris Manseau, BC RCMP media relations.
The highway was closed for approximately 4 hours and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The black Ford F150 was removed from the scene and has been seized for further examination.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact the North Cowichan RCMP at 250-748-5522
