The scene of a crash that BC Highway Patrol says happened on Highway 19 near Lantzville, B.C., where a minivan and a Volkswagen Jetta collided head on at around 3 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, leaving two people dead, is shown in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - BC Highway Patrol (Mandatory Credit)
Two dead, 16-year-old driver arrested for impaired driving, in B.C. wrong-way crash
Aug 27, 2026 | 12:23 PM
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NANAIMO — Police say a 16-year-old girl has been arrested for impaired driving after a wrong-way head-on crash that killed two people on a divided Vancouver Island highway.
BC Highway Patrol says the Kia minivan she was driving and a Volkswagen Jetta collided along Highway 19 outside Lantzville, B.C., just after 3 a.m. on Thursday.
The two men in the Volkswagen died at the scene, while the girl was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police say the girl, who is from nearby Nanaimo, has been arrested for impaired driving and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.
