Clarenville RCMP investigating fatal collision on Trans-Canada Highway
Police in Clarenville are investigating after a motor vehicle collision on Thursday morning resulted in the death of one driver on the Trans-Canada Highway.
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 9, police officers responded to a report of a collision between a passenger car and a pickup truck on the TCH, approximately two kilometers west of Jack’s Pond Park.
Members of the Norman’s Cove-Long Cove Volunteer Fire Department and emergency medical services personnel were also engaged in the response.
The driver, an 82-year-old man, of the passenger vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene. His passenger was transported to hospital with serious injuries, potentially life-threatening injuries.
As a precaution, the driver of the pickup was also transported to hospital for assessment.
A Collision Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services attended the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has also been engaged.
The investigation into the collision is ongoing.