First responders are on scene of a single-vehicle rollover accident in Nanoose Bay.
The accident occurred after a vehicle, heading north, hit a median on the left and rolled over off the highway to the right, according to crews on scene. The car ended up upside down in the front yard of a property.
The male driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was able to get out by himself and was examined at the scene by paramedics. Oceanside RCMP said the motorist fell asleep at the wheel.
Nanoose Bay fire department, B.C. Ambulance and Oceanside RCMP responded to the incident.
Traffic was slowed to one lane northbound as crews cleared the scene.
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On scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash on the Island Highway in Nanoose Bay near Summerset Road. Crews said the northbound vehicle hit the median left and rolled over off the highway right. One occupant got out of the vehicle himself and is being checked over by paramedics. pic.twitter.com/GOSQNSBofF
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