A driver whose vehicle left the pavement on Island Highway South in Union Bay and crashed into a deep ditch about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday told Comox Valley RCMP that he might have fallen asleep at the wheel.
He and a passenger were trapped inside the vehicle before being freed by the Union Bay and Cumberland fire departments.
The passenger was airlifted to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said alcohol and speed do not appear to have been factors.
