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B.C. teen arrested for impaired driving in fatal crash on Vancouver Island
Police are seeking witnesses and dash-camera video as investigators examine whether a 16-year-old driver was in the wrong lanes.
- On Thursday, August 27, 2026, two men died after a head-on collision between a blue Kia Sedona and a grey Volkswagen Jetta on Highway 19 near Lantzville just after 3 a.m.
- Police arrested a 16-year-old girl from Nanaimo at the scene, who faces potential charges of impaired and dangerous driving causing death after witnesses reported the Kia Sedona was traveling north in the southbound lanes.
- Both occupants of the Volkswagen Jetta died at the scene, while the 16-year-old girl sustained injuries not believed to be life-threatening and was transported to hospital.
- Investigators are seeking witnesses and dash-camera footage of the Kia Sedona driving between Third Street and Pine Street in Nanaimo; contact Highway Patrol at 250-954-2953 and quote file 4201.
- Sgt. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol stated investigators need more witnesses to confirm the exact sequence of events; the minivan was reportedly spotted in Nanaimo four hours before the crash.
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B.C. teen arrested for impaired driving in fatal crash on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Police say a 16-year-old girl has been arrested for impaired driving after a head-on crash that killed two people on Vancouver Island.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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