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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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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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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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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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Man in critical condition after being struck by two vehicles while walking in Tors Cove

By Web Team — 2 months ago

A man is in critical condition after he was struck by two vehicles while he was walking along Route 10 in Tors Cove Wednesday evening.

RCMP were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. Officers attended the scene and learned that the man had been walking on the roadway and was struck by two motorists. The section of roadway where the collision occurred falls within an 80 km/h speed limit. The man was transported via ambulance for urgent medical attention and remains in critical condition.

The drivers of the two vehicles involved were not injured and showed no signs of impairment.

A Traffic Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services East attended the scene and the investigation is continuing.

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Police investigate after car strikes tow truck and flips over near Tilton

By Web Team — 2 months ago

The driver of a car is under investigation for failing to move over for a tow truck that was parked on the side of the road on Route 73 near Tilton early Tuesday morning.

Bay Roberts RCMP were called shortly before 7 a.m. Evidence gathered at the scene indicates the tow truck was pulled over to the side of the road with its lights activated and flatbed lowered, preparing to load a separate vehicle onto the flatbed. The car, which came up behind the tow truck, failed to move over and collided with the flatbed of the truck. The car was launched into the air and came to rest on its roof. Nobody, including the tow truck operator, was injured.

The driver remains under investigation and charges are anticipated.

As is legislated by the Highway Traffic Act, motorists are required to move over when passing emergency vehicles, including tow trucks, when they are parked on the side of the highway with their lights flashing.

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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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Evening collision sends several to hospital

By Earl Noble — 3 months ago

The scene of a two-vehicle collision on Indian Meal Line. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

Several people were sent to hospital Monday evening following a collision in Portugal Cove – St. Philips.

At about 6:15 p.m. emergency crews were called to a stretch of Indian Meal Line, just east of Olympic Drive, following reports of the two-vehicle collision. Upon arrival on the scene, crews found two vehicles significantly damaged, one of which lying in a ditch partially submerged in water.

A pickup truck came to rest in a ditch following a two-vehicle collision on Indian Meal Line. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

The two vehicles contained a combined five occupants, at least three of whom were taken to hospital. The nature of their injuries was not immediately known, however it was reported no injuries were considered life-threatening.

Initially, crews from the Torbay Volunteer Fire Department were also called, until it could be determined in which jurisdiction the collision had occurred. Indian Meal Line was closed in the area as emergency crews worked, and as the scene was cleared.

A firefighter looks to reach the battery of a vehicle involved in a collision on Indian Meal Line. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

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Mother and child taken to hospital after being struck by vehicle

By Earl Noble — 3 months ago

Two people were taken to hospital after being struck at a centre-city intersection. (Earl Noble / NTV News)

Two people, including a child, were taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle shortly after midnight.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Carpasian Road and Long Pond Road at about 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Reports from the scene indicate a family of four were returning from a New Year’s social gathering when two of the pedestrians were struck by a passing vehicle as they crossed the road. Both individuals, a mother and child, were taken to hospital with injuries believed to be minor in nature.

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