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VIDEO: Man pulled from car after fiery crash on Nanaimo Parkway

May 13, 2017 | 10:25 AM

NANAIMO — A driver luckily survived a fiery early morning crash on the Nanaimo Parkway which shut the highway down for several hours.

Nanaimo RCMP Staff Sgt. John Blaase said the soutbound car driven by a lone male crashed into the median at the intersection of Highway 19 at Northfield Rd. Blaase said the driver was taken to hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

Blaase said it’s unclear what caused the crash. He said it’s believed the driver is from Parksville.