Cyclist hospitalized in crash

By Neil Horner - Parksville Qualicum Beach News - May 06, 2008
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EMERGENCY CREWS ATTEND to a cyclist injured in a crash on Highway 19 Friday afternoon. Neil Horner photo

One man was rushed to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Friday afternoon after a crash between a vehicle and a bicycle.

Oceanside RCMP Corporal Garry Cox said police were called to the scene on Highway 19A after a cyclist riding east in the westbound lane struck a vehicle pulling out of the Tim Horton’s parking lot at 3:25 p.m.

The cyclist, a 67-year-old Parksville man, suffered non life-threatening injuries in the crash. The 79-year-old Ladysmith resident driving the vehicle was not injured.

No charges have been laid as a result of the crash.

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