An 18 year-old girl from Port Mellon died from her injuries after a serious single vehicle collision on Thursday, June 4, on the Port Mellon Highway.
Paramedics, the Gibsons Fire Department and Sunshine Coast RCMP attended the scene near YMCA Road, after the girl’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a telephone pole, severing the pole near the base.
The girl, who did not have any passengers with her, was taken by ambulance to the Langdale ferry terminal, where she was airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital in critical condition and later succumbed to her injuries.
Staff were notified at the Gibsons Alternate School and Elphinstone Secondary, where the girl attended school, and school counsellors were available for students coping with the news.
“This is a very sad time for the girl’s family and friends, and our thoughts are with them through this trying time,” said Const. Harrison Mohr with Sunshine Coast RCMP.
The Integrated Collision Analyst Reconstruction Service examined the scene of the crash, but no cause had yet been determined. Any witnesses of the crash are asked to call Sunshine Coast RCMP at 604-885-2266.
