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Driver airlifted to hospital following crash south of Campbell River

Macaulay Rd. closed following motor vehicle incident – Oyster River Fire Rescue
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Approximate location of motor vehicle incident on Macaulay Rd. Image from Google Maps

A driver was airlifted to hospital following a collision south of Campbell River on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Macaulay Road, between Nailer and Martin Park in Oyster River.

Emergency personnel on scene confirmed to the Mirror that the incident involved a single vehicle and that the driver had been transported via air ambulance from the scene.

Accident scene reconstruction was being performed at the scene using a drone, but no further information is available at this time, including the condition of the driver.

Oyster River Fire Rescue said in an 11:05 a.m. tweet that the road would be closed for “a couple of hours” and it was opened around 12:30 p.m.

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A motor vehicle incident took place on Wednesday on Macaulay Rd. in Oyster River. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror
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An accident reconstructionist deploys a drone at a single vehicle accident on Macaulay Road Wednesday. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror