The worst intersection in the PQB area (in terms of motor vehicles accidents) was at Island Highway East and Northwest Bay Road in Nanoose Bay, according to ICBC collision statistics for 2025. That location saw a major increase in crashes at 17 (five included injuries), compared to the eight recorded in 2024. Close behind was Alberni Highway, Island Highway East and Morison Avenue in Parksville, with 15 collisions, four of which resulted in injury. That intersection was No. 1 in 2024, with 16 incidents. The
most dangerous spot in terms of injuries was Island Highway East at Northwest Bay Logging Road, in Nanoose, with seven. That spot saw 11 collisions in total in 2025. Second in terms of crashes that caused injuries was a three way tie between Island Highway East and Northwest Bay Road, Alberni Highway and Despard Avenue and Island Highway West and Wright Road at five each. While crashes across B.C. increased modestly from 303,593 in 2024 to 307,440 in 2025, both crashes and “injury crashes” remain
below pre-pandemic levels, according to a May 26 news release by ICBC. In 2025, injury crash levels were 21 per cent below the pre-pandemic average (2016–2019), while overall crashes were three per cent lower, according to ICBC, despite steady growth in the number of vehicles on the road. The Parksville-Qualicum Beach area intersections with the most crashes in 2025: 1. Bonnell Creek Bridge, Island Highway East and Northwest Bay Road (Nanoose Bay) – 17 2. Alberni Highway, Island Highway East and Morison Avenue (Parksville) –
15 3. Alberni Highway and Bellevue Road (Parksville area) – 12 4. Island Highway East and Northwest Bay Logging Road (Nanoose Bay) – 11 5. Alberni Highway and Despard Avenue (Parksville) – 11 6. Island Highway West and Wright Road (Parksville) – 10 7. Inland Island Highway and Memorial Avenue (Qualicum Beach) – 10 8. Island Highway West and Laburnum Road (Qualicum Beach) – 9 9. Island Highway West and Lee Road (Parksville) – 9 10. Corfield Street and Island Highway East (Parksville) – 9
11. Island Highway East and Plummer Road (Parksville) – 9 The Vancouver Island intersections with the most crashes in 2025: 1. Millstream Road, Trans-Canada Highway and Veterans Memorial Parkway (Langford) – 83 2. Douglas Street, Gorge Road, Government Roadand Hillside Avenue (Victoria) – 81 3. Douglas Street, McKenzie Avenue and Patricia Bay Highway (Saanich) – 78 4. Beverly Street and Trans-Canada Highway (Duncan) – 69 5. Bowen Road, Island Highway North and Norwell Road (Nanaimo) – 66 6. Admiral Road, McKenzie Avenue and Trans-Canada Highway
(Saanich) – 66 7. Aulds Road, Hammond Bay Road and Island Highway North (Nanaimo) – 65 8. Galloping Goose Trail, Island Highway, Ocean Boulevard and Wale Road (Colwood) – 64 9. Island Highway North and Ryan Road (Courtenay) – 64 10. Enterprise Road and Island Highway North (Nanaimo) – 63 RELATED: Highway name changes proposal finds ‘limited support’ in Parksville survey
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