Nanaimo firefighters used the Jaws of Life to pry open the door of a mid-size car following a collision in north Nanaimo Thursday morning.
The collision, between a full-size Toyota pickup and a Pontiac four-door sedan, at the intersection of Groveland Drive and Lewis Road, happened at about 8:25 a.m.
Firefighters at the scene said the driver of the Pontiac – which sustained extensive damage to the driver’s side from the impact – suffered injuries and they opted to use the Jaws of Life to pry open the driver’s door to help him out of the vehicle. He was taken by ambulance to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
No injuries were reported for the driver of the pickup.
Nanaimo RCMP are investigating the crash.
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