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Man Dies In Car Crash With Two Children On Board In Nanaimo, BC

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 May, 2015 11:18 AM

NANAIMO, B.C. — RCMP say a man is dead and two children have escaped serious injury after a car crash in Nanaimo, B.C.

Mounties say the vehicle drove off the road and hit a hydro pole at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The 52-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and two children, ages six and eight, were taken to hospital and later released.

Police say early reports indicate that the man experienced a medical emergency while he was driving.

A traffic analyst's report and a mechanical inspection of the car are pending.

RCMP are not releasing the identity of the man who died.

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