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Malahat closed after serious head-on collision sends 4 to hospital

A head-on collision on Vancouver Island has led to long delays on Hwy. 1. @jbartlettvids

Police on Vancouver Island are asking drivers to slow down after a serious head-on collision on Vancouver Island closed the Trans-Canada Highway Saturday morning.

West Shore RCMP say a southbound Honda Accord collided with a northbound Volkswagen sedan near Finlayson Road in Goldstream Provincial Park just before 9 a.m. Four people were transported  to Victoria General Hospital.

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RCMP say investigators are examining the possibility that alcohol may have been one of the factors leading to the crash.

The Malahat was re-opened at 1 p.m.

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