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80-year-old Alberta man dies from injuries sustained in Vancouver Island crash

Police say man likely saved another driver’s life
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Patrick Hare died of injuries sustained in a collision in Qualicum Beach on March 2. (Photo courtesy BC Highway Patrol)

A man injured in a crash in Qualicum Beach earlier this month has died.

BC Highway Patrol in Parksville is now leading an investigation into the fatal collision, which occurred in the early hours of March 2, according to a news release.

The crash occurred shortly before 3 a.m. on the Island Highway near Laburnum Road in Qualicum Beach.

Patrick Hare, 80, from Alberta, succumbed to his injuries and died in Victoria General Hospital.

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