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Car flips onto roof in Oak Bay; medical issue to blame, police say

“Witness accounts and evidence at the scene indicated that speed was not a factor,” the department said on social media.
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Oak Bay police officers determined the collision was the result of a medical issue. TIMES COLONIST FILE PHOTO

A 72-year-old woman sustained minor injuries Friday afternoon when her vehicle struck on unoccupied car on Cadboro Bay Road and flipped onto its roof.

Oak Bay police responded about 1:45 p.m. to the 2400-block of Cadboro Bay Road, between Dalhousie Street and Woodhouse Road, near Willows Elementary School.

Officers determined the collision was the result of a medical issue.

“Witness accounts and evidence at the scene indicated that speed was not a factor,” the department said on social media.

B.C. Transit buses were detoured for about an hour and a half, returning to their regular routing about 3:15 p.m.

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