61 Year Old Driver Dead After Suspected Medical Incident On Island Highway Near Woss

A 61-year-old man from Port McNeill has died following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 19 near Woss. At 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, the Port McNeill RCMP responded to a report of a sedan that had gone off the road and into a ditch in the southbound lane.

“The driver was returning from down-Island when the vehicle crossed the road, traveled through the southbound lane, and ended up in the ditch,” said Corporal Spencer Mylymok in an interview with the Gazette.

“Evidence at the scene indicates that a medical episode may have occurred prior to the crash,” Mylymok added.

He noted that cold weather conditions did not appear to be a factor in the incident, and the BC Coroner Service is now handling the investigation.

The man was the sole occupant of the vehicle.