Victoria Police are recommending drivers avoid the intersection of Douglas and Yates this morning after a single-vehicle collision in the downtown core.
In a series of tweets, starting at 8:27 am on Wednesday, April 4, VicPD revealed that a driver had crashed into a streetlight, causing a startling scene.
Luckily, no pedestrians were injured.
Police also tweeted that the driver “appeared to have a medical issue” and was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Please avoid the area all together #yyjtraffic
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) April 4, 2018
Officers are waiting for @bchydro so the roads are still closed. Please avoid the area.
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) April 4, 2018
Driver suffers apparent medical issue in downtown Victoria. @vicpdcanada asking people to avoid area. https://t.co/UWEYw9mFs5 pic.twitter.com/eIM6hZ83tN
— Victoria Buzz (@victoriabuzzes) April 4, 2018
Updates will come as they’re available.
