The worst intersection in the PQB area (in terms of motor vehicle accidents) was Corfield Street at Island Highway East, according to ICBC collision statistics for 2023.
That spot saw 17 crashes, an increase from the 11 reported in 2022, including five that caused death or injury.
Not far behind were two intersections in Nanoose Bay. There were 16 collisions at Bonnell Creek Bridge, Island Highway East and Northwest Bay Road and 15 at Island Highway East and Northwest Bay Logging Road.
The latter tied with the intersection Franklins Gull Road and Island Hwy East (Parksville) for intersections with the most crashes that caused death or injury (eight).
The Parksville-Qualicum Beach area intersections with the most crashes in 2023:
1. Corfield Street and Island Highway East (Parksville) - 17
2. Bonnell Creek Bridge, Island Highway East and Northwest Bay Road (Nanoose Bay) - 16
3. Island Highway East and Northwest Bay Logging Road (Nanoose Bay) - 15
4. Alberni Highway, Island Highway West and Morison Avenue (Parksville) - 11
5. Franklins Gull Road and Island Highway East (Parksville) - 8
6. Alberni Highway and Errington Road (Errington) - 7
7. Alberni Highway and Despard Avenue West (Parksville) - 7
8. Country Club Drive, Island Highway West and Village Way (Qualicum Beach) - 7
9. Inland Island Highway, Memorial Avenue and on ramps (Qualicum Beach) - 7
10. Island Highway West and Moilliet Street North (Parksville) - 6
11. Island Highway East and Shelly Road - 6
12. Island Highway merge onto Inland Island Highway and Kaye Road - 6
The most crash-prone intersections on Vancouver Island in 2023:
1. Douglas Street, McKenzie Avenue and Patricia Bay Highway (Saanich) - 86
2. Island Highway, Mostar Road and Rutherford Road (Nanaimo) - 73
3. Nanaimo Parkway and Jingle Pot Road (Nanaimo) - 68
4. Island Highway, Aulds Road and Hammond Bay Road (Nanaimo) - 66
5. Veterans Memorial Parkway and Trans-Canada Highway (Langford) - 63
6. Blanshard Street and Saanich Road (Saanich) - 63
7. Douglas Street, Gorge Road, Government Road and Hillside Avenue (Victoria) - 60
8. Trans-Canada Highway at Beverly Street (Duncan) - 56
9. Nanaimo Parkway at Aulds Road (Nanaimo) - 53 (tie)
9. Douglas Street, Gorge Road, Government Street and Hillside Avenue (Victoria) - 53 (tie)
9. Boleskine Road, Douglas Street and Saanich Road (Saanich) - 53 (tie)
As far as crashes resulting in injury or death, the intersection at Old Island Highway, Mostar Road and Rutherford Road (Nanaimo) was the worst with 34.
