NANAIMO, B.C. — Two people have been killed in a head-on crash on Highway 1 in Nanaimo, B.C., and the Independent Investigations Office has been notified because the RCMP says one of its officers attempted to stop the driver of a pickup truck before the collision.
The crash happened early Monday, killing both drivers in two vehicles that collided in the northbound lanes of the highway.
The RCMP say the officer saw the pickup truck leave a home in the city just before 1 a.m. and when the officer tried to pull the vehicle over, it did not stop.
The RCMP say the officer last saw the truck heading southbound in the northbound lanes of the highway.
The RCMP traffic unit and its integrated collision analysis team are conducting investigations into the crash.
The Mounties say the Independent Investigations Office is investigating to determine if the officer's actions before the crash are linked to the deaths.
The office is an independent agency that investigates all incidents involving police officers that result in serious harm or death, regardless of whether there is any allegation of wrongdoing.