A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after a crash along Stewart Avenue on Monday.
The accident, involving a Ducati motorcycle and a Jeep sport-utility vehicle, happened at 4:40 p.m. near St. George Street.
Emergency personnel at the scene said both vehicles were travelling south when the crash occurred.
B.C. Ambulance Service transported the driver of the motorcycle to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with a serious injury and he was airlifted to hospital in Victoria, according to a Nanaimo RCMP press release.
The four occupants of the Jeep, including two adults and their two young children, were not injured and remained at the scene to speak with investigators.
Drugs and alcohol have been ruled out as contributing factors for the collision, but speed and driver inattention on behalf of the motorcyclist have not, the release noted.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene and mechanical inspections are pending on both.
All lanes of Stewart Avenue were closed to traffic in both directions between St. George Street and Larch Street for several hours Monday.
The investigation is continuing.