car accident

Collision involving limousine sends several to hospital

By Earl Noble — 2 weeks ago

A limousine collided with a minivan on Kenmount Road Saturday evening, sending several people to hospital. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

A collision on Kenmount Road late Saturday evening sent about a dozen people to hospital.

Emergency crews were called to the east end of Kenmount Road at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday after the collision, between a limousine and a minivan. Reports from the scene indicate the limousine was traveling westbound on Kenmount Road when it struck the van, which was exiting a parking lot. The impact caused the minivan to strike the limo a second time, shattering one of its windows.

The side of a limousine involved in a collision shows damage and a shattered window. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

The limousine reportedly had fifteen occupants in the passenger area; most of whom went to hospital. No injuries were considered serious. It was unknown at the time if either driver was transported to hospital.

Damage to both vehicles was extensive. The collision forced police to close a portion of the busy roadway for over two hours until the collision was investigated and the damaged vehicles were removed from the scene.

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Driver facing several charges after fleeing from police

By Earl Noble — 3 weeks ago

The driver of this car was arrested and faces several charges following an incident in downtown St. John’s on Saturday afternoon. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

One person is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing from police in downtown St. John’s on Saturday afternoon.

At about 5:00 Saturday afternoon members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) attempted to stop a vehicle in the downtown area of St. John’s. The driver refused to stop for police and evaded officers at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was located a short distance away after the driver had collided with a sign post and traffic light pole. The force of the collision sent the sign post several metres into the nearby intersection.

A sign post sits in the road after being struck by a driver alleged to have fled from police. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

The driver of the car attempted to flee on foot, but was apprehended by officers.

As a result, a forty-four year old male was arrested and charged with impaired driving, impaired refusal, dangers operation of a motor vehicle, hit and run, flight from police, and driving while suspended. The driver was also given tickets for having open liquor in the vehicle, and expired registration.

They were held for court in the morning and their vehicle was impounded.

A car sits heavily damaged following a collision with a sign post while the driver was allegedly fleeing from police. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

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Evening collision sends one person to hospital

By Earl Noble — 3 weeks ago

Firefighters look for some personal belongings in a vehicle involved in a collision at a busy St. John’s intersection. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

A mid-evening collision in the east end of St. John’s sent one person to hospital and caused significant damage to both vehicles involved.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Portugal Cove Road and Prince Philip Drive shortly before 7:00 p.m. following the two-vehicle collision. A pickup truck had collided with a smaller car, causing significant damage to both vehicles. The car came to rest on the opposite side of the intersection, against a traffic light pole.

Firefighters and a paramedic with Eastern Health assess the driver of a pickup truck involved in a collision. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

The driver of the car was helped to a waiting ambulance, where paramedics assessed the individual and later took them to hospital with injuries not believed to be serious. The driver of the pickup truck was also assessed at the scene, however they did not require immediate transport to hospital.

Traffic was slowed at the busy intersection, which is notorious for being a location of frequent motor vehicle collisions.

An RNC officer collects information on a vehicle involved in a collision, while a paramedic assessed the driver. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

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Driver escapes injury after car leaves road

By Earl Noble — 3 weeks ago

There were no injuries after a vehicle went off the road near Logy Bay Road on Wednesday evening. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

The driver of a car was lucky to have escaped injury after the car they were driving left the road Wednesday evening.

Emergency crews were called to the eastbound lanes of the Outer Ring Road, at Exit 50, shortly before 6:00 p.m.. The driver of a car lost control of the vehicle, striking a snowbank at the side of the road. The car narrowly missed colliding with a sign post indicating the exit to Logy Bay Road. The vehicle’s mirror made contact with the post, while the car continued along the embankment.

The vehicle came to rest a fair distance away, and showed signs of moderate damage. The driver of the car was uninjured in the ordeal.

Tire tracks in the snow show how close a driver was to hitting a road sign at Exit 50 off the Outer Ring Road. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

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Collision in east end sends two to hospital

By Earl Noble — 1 month ago

A two-vehicle collision at a busy east-end intersection sent two people to hospital Sunday evening. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

A collision involving two vehicles, and damaging a third, sent two people to hospital on Sunday evening.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Torbay Road and Newfoundland Drive at about 5:30 p.m., following the crash. Two vehicles had collided in the intersection, causing one of them to carom into a third car that was stopped at a red light.

Paramedics assisted the two occupants of one of the cars to a waiting ambulance. They were taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be serious. The driver of the second vehicle was assessed at the scene. The two occupants of the third vehicle involved were uninjured. While two of the cars sustained significant damage, the third was driven from the scene.

Traffic in the area was slowed for some time until the scene could be cleared.

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Single-vehicle crash sends two people to hospital

By Earl Noble — 1 month ago

An extensively damaged vehicle sits on Pitts Memorial Drive following a single-vehicle crash. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

Two people were taken to hospital Monday evening following a dramatic single-vehicle crash on Pitts Memorial Drive.

The incident happened shortly after 8:30 p.m., when the driver of an eastbound car lost control of the vehicle. The car left the road, entered the snow on the shoulder of the road, and traveled along a guardrail. The vehicle then struck the concrete end of the bridge over Richard Nolan Drive before coming to rest on the overpass.

A single-vehicle crash on Pitts Memorial Drive sent two people to hospital. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

The force of the collision sent debris flying across the road, some of which came to rest in the opposing lanes of the highway. Both east- and west-bound lanes of the highway were closed for some time, the former was closed for close to an hour until the scene could be cleared.

Both occupants of the car were taken to hospital with injuries not believed at the time to be serious in nature.

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Dump truck overturns in late-night crash

By Earl Noble — 1 month ago

There were no injuries after this dump truck overturned on Sugarloaf Road. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

The driver of a dump truck was taken to hospital with unknown injuries after the dump truck they were driving overturned in the east end of St. John’s on Saturday night.

The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. at the end of Sugarloaf Road, near East White Hills Road. Reports from the scene state the driver of the privately-owned truck was traveling with the dump left in an upright position when it snagged some overhead wires. The truck overturned into a snowbank on the side of the road, narrowly missing a utility pole.

The driver was assessed by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be serious in nature. The crash forced a closure of Sugarloaf Road until the downed wire could be secured, and the dump truck placed back on its wheels to be removed from the scene.

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Collision sends at least two to hospital

By Earl Noble — 2 months ago

At least two people were taken to hospital following a collision at Thorburn Rd. and Goldstone St. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

At least two people were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision Tuesday evening.

Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Thorburn Road and Goldstone Street at about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday evening following the crash. The two vehicles involved, a sedan and SUV, sustained extensive damage after colliding head-on. Reports from the scene indicate at least two people were taken to hospital. Their injuries were not believed to be serious.

Traffic was slowed in the area as the scene was cleared.

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Late-evening collision sends three to hospital

By Earl Noble — 3 months ago

The scene of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Torbay Road and Stavanger Drive. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

A late-evening collision in the east end of St. John’s sent three people to hospital Monday evening.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Torbay Road and Stavanger Drive shortly after 10:30 p.m. following a two-vehicle collision. The force of the collision caused extensive damage to both vehicles involved, and left debris and fluids covering a portion of the intersection.

Paramedics arrived and assessed the occupants of the vehicles, taking three people to hospital. Their injuries were not believed to be serious.

A portion of the intersection was closed, with police re-routing some traffic, until the damaged vehicles could be removed.

Three people were sent to hospital following a two-vehicle collision at an east-end intersection.

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Moose-vehicle collision on TCH sends one to hospital

By Earl Noble — 3 months ago

The driver of a vehicle who struck and killed a moose on the TCH suffered reported minor injuries. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

Warning: The following contains images that may be disturbing to some.

One person was taken to hospital following a moose-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway late Sunday afternoon.

Emergency crews responded to the westbound lanes of the highway, just past the Foxtrap weigh scales, at about 4:45 p.m.. The driver of a sedan traveling west struck the animal and lost control of the car. The vehicle left the road and traveled down an embankment, coming to rest near a rock wall. The car suffered extensive damage.

The driver of the car was assessed at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital with what were believed to be minor injuries. The moose was killed by the impact.

Traffic was slowed in the area as emergency personnel worked and while the animal was removed the the road.