BC Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses and video after Lantzville double-fatal

August 27, 2026 - Lantzville, British Columbia
From: BC Highway Patrol

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BC Highway Patrol has now assumed conduct of a double-fatal collision on Vancouver Island, and more witnesses and dash-camera video are needed to determine exactly how it happened.

On August 27, 2026, just after 3:00 a.m., in the southbound lanes of Highway #19 (Island Highway North) near Ware Road, a blue Kia Sedona minivan and a grey Volkswagen Jetta collided head-on. 

The two men who were in the grey Volkswagen died at scene. The occupant of the blue Kia minivan, who is a 16-year-old female from Nanaimo, was arrested at scene for impaired operation causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death. The youth was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

“Police have already spoken to multiple witnesses who say that the blue Kia minivan was driving north in the southbound lanes at the time of the collision,” says Sergeant Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “We need to speak to more witnesses and gather more video to confirm the exact sequence of events.”

The blue Kia minivan was seen in Nanaimo four hours before the collision. Anyone who witnessed the blue Kia minivan driving between Third Street and Pine Street, Nanaimo, and Island Highway North near Lantzville, is asked to contact police.

If you saw anything relevant to this collision, or you have dash-camera video, please contact BC Highway Patrol – Parksville at 250-954-2953 and quote file (4201) 2026-28277.

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