Single motor vehicle accident on Cortes Island
Cortes Currents
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Roy L Hales/ Cortes Current - At approximately 11:30 PM on Tuesday, June 21, Quadra RCMP received a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle accident on Cortes Island.
Their subsequent press release states, “The driver was pronounced dead on scene and the passenger was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The passenger is currently in stable condition. Speed is believed to be a factor in the collision. The investigation is ongoing.”
Cortes Currents received a tip that the passenger was taken to Campbell River Hospital and the incident occured at the corner of Thunder Road.
Proceeding to the alleged accident site, there were four plastic cones close to to the intersection of Thunder and Gorge Roads. The bark was scraped off several of the trees beyond this and debris was scattered on the ground.
A credible source, who does not wish to be identified, said he had known the deceased man for three months and he had come to Cortes to work.