Two people lucky to survive after being involved in collisions with cars
By Nelson Daily Staff
Two people are lucky to be alive after being struck by vehicles during the past few days on streets and highways in and around Nelson said a Nelson Police Department media release.
The latest incident involved a cyclists being struck by a car near the Villa Motel in the 600 block of Highway 3A Thursday (July 17) evening.
Nelson Police generated the file at 6:45 p.m. when calls began coming into dispatch that a cyclist collided with a car.
After investigating the incident it was discovered that a vehicle had turned across the path of the cyclist during a training run for the upcoming Nelson Cyswog’n Fun Triathlon leaving the rider room for the vehicle before running into the car.
The 63-year-old cyclist was transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital to be treated for his non-life threatening injuries.
Wednesday (July 16) afternoon, a man was struck by a car during an attempt to manoeuvre through traffic with vehicle stopped at a red light in the 700 block of Front Street.
The man was crossing traffic at 4:45 p.m. when he failed to realize vehicles started moving and was struck by a motorist using the turn lane.
The 62-year-old man was thrown into the air but was standing when emergency vehicles arrived.
The man was placed in a neck brace and transported to KLH to be treated for his non-life threatening injuries.
On Thursday (July 17) at 5 p.m., NPD dispatch received a call of an accident at the entrance to Lakeside Park.
A small KIA car was attempting to leave the park entrance when a large truck turning into Lakeside Park from Second Street struck the smaller vehicle in the rear passengers side door.
Both drivers believed to have the right of way entered the intersection at the same time and collided.
A passenger in the small car in the rear of the vehicle, where the truck the KIA, had to be extracted by Nelson Fire Rescue for safety precautions and transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital to be examined for injuries.
Nelson Police would like to remind the public more people die behind the wheel in the summer months in Canada than any other time of the year.
Officers urge drivers to put safety first when they are travelling this summer.
Some tips include:
- Make sure you drive defensively and avoid aggressive driving.
- Besides keeping braking distance with the vehicle in front of yours, take extreme care when backing or turning.
- Keep out of other vehicle’s blind spots.
- Obey all signs and signals – including speed limits, traffic lights, stop signs and railway crossings.
- Don’t create undue risk or endanger other road users by tailgating, closing gaps to prevent merging, driving erratically, speeding, changing lanes in an unsafe manner, and yelling or gesturing at others.
