One person died Tuesday afternoon after a serious accident with a wooden truck in Cumberland.
The Comox Valley RCMP said it was responding to a severe collision on the Cumberland Road ramp to Highway 19 shortly before 3 p.m.
Comox Valley ConstMP RCMP spokesman Const. Monika Terragni told CHEK News that the collision involved a logging truck and another vehicle, but had no further information on how the incident happened.
At the scene with the #Cumberland fire in a serious accident involving a logging truck that lost its load on top of a pickup truck. Serious injuries. The ramp to Highway 19 at Comox Valley PKWY is closed. @CHEK_News pic.twitter.com/cyRZUelhO6
– Dean Stoltz (@deanstoltzchek) May 24, 2022
First responders, including an air ambulance, responded. A coroner later attended the scene shortly after 4:30 p.m. A victim was still inside the vehicle when a second logging truck arrived to pick up logs from a crushed van.
A commercial vehicle inspector and RCMP accident investigators were also at the scene.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area to allow the former to respond to the situation.
Traffic Warning: The northbound ramp on Highway 19 from Cumberland Road to Courtenay is currently blocked following a report of a serious collision. Please avoid the area.
– Comox Valley RCMP (@comoxvalleyrcmp) May 24, 2022
This is a developing story. More will be added as details become available.
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