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Vehicle collision with pole snarled traffic near Uptown

Incident happened just after 1 p.m.
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Crews are cleaning up this collision near Uptown that happened just after 1 p.m. Thursday, when a single vehicle (background) struck a light pole. The incident has closed Saanich Road eastbound and caused delays southbound on Blanshard Avenue. Wolf Depner/News Staff

A collision near Uptown in Saanich snarled mid-afternoon Greater Victoria traffic.

The collision happened just after 1 p.m. when a single vehicle collided with a light pole near the intersection of Blanshard Avenue and Saanich Road.

The incident closed east-bound traffic on Saanich Road until around 1:30 p.m. and caused lengthy delays southbound on Blanshard Avenue as various crews are cleaning up the incident site.

Saanich Police, Saanich Fire and B.C. Ambulance crews responded. No word of major injuries.



Wolf Depner

About the Author: Wolf Depner

I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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