Public Safety and Solicitor General
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident in Nanaimo on April 25, 2016.
He was Andre Leon Blignaut, aged 54, of Duncan.
Mr. Blignaut was operating a motorcycle on Highway 19A (Nicol Street) in Nanaimo about 5:50 a.m. on April 25, 2016, when his motorcycle was in a collision with a left-turning car at Needham Street.
Mr. Blignaut was taken first to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and was then flown to Vancouver General Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries shortly after arriving in Vancouver.
The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.
Mr. Blignaut’s family has been notified of his death. On behalf of family members, the BC Coroners Service requests that the media respect their privacy during this difficult time.
