A woman was injured Thursday afternoon when her vehicle went off the ramp at the Mayne Island ferry terminal and landed upside down on rocks.
Mayne Island Fire Chief Steve DeRousie said it took about 40 minutes to extricate the female driver.
She was removed on a stretcher and airlifted to Victoria General Hospital.
The SUV breached a wooden barrier during the incident, witnesses said.
B.C. Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall said the vehicle ended up on a rock barrier formation known as “rip-rap” — material used to limit erosion on the shoreline.
Marshall said a doctor was in the ferry lineup at the time and assisted the victim.
B.C. Ambulance Service spokeswoman Chris Harbord said local paramedics responded to the accident, and an air ambulance from Vancouver transported the driver to hospital in View Royal.
Marshall said the RCMP is investigating the matter.
She said B.C. Ferries will conduct its own internal investigation, and one of the island’s two ferry berths will remain closed until workers can repair the wooden barrier.
— With a file from The Canadian Press
