One person is dead after a crash on Highway 19 near Port Alice.
Port Hardy RCMP say they were called to the scene along the highway near the Port Alice junction around 11:00 am Saturday morning.
Officers say the vehicle was travelling southbound when, for unknown reasons, drove onto the right shoulder of the road and then veered into the oncoming lane.
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It then went into the ditch on the other side of the road.Â
Police say the male driver was airlifted to the hospital in Victoria and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, but the female passenger was pronounced dead on the scene.Â
RCMP also say neither were residents of Port Hardy, alcohol doesn’t appear to be a factor, and the crash is still under investigation.
