A pair of crashes blocks apart impact Victoria traffic Friday (March 10). (Google maps)

A pair of crashes blocks apart impact Victoria traffic Friday (March 10). (Google maps)

Traffic alert: Quadra, Blanshard crashes slow Victoria commute

Crashes reported minutes and blocks apart

Two crashes blocks apart are putting a hitch in the Friday (March 10) afternoon commute.

Victoria police alerted the public to the first crash, in the 3000-block of Quadra Street shortly after 1 p.m. and the second blocks away at Finlayson and Blanshard, minutes later.

VicPD said early reports indicate a vehicle went through a fence into a yard and possible into a residence on Quadra Street.

The crash at Blanshard and Finlayson saw Finlayson Road closed to traffic and reopen shortly before 2 p.m.

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