Harbour Grace RCMP responds to fatal ATV collision

November 4, 2019
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

On Friday, November 1, 2019, just after 4:00 p.m., Harbour Grace RCMP, Harbour Grace Fire Department and local ambulances responded to a collision involving an ATV on Thicket Road in Harbour Grace.

Preliminary investigation suggests three ATVs were travelling together on Thicket Road when one lost control and flipped. The driver, a 35-year-old Harbour Grace man, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered critical injuries.

He was transported to Carbonear Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. An RCMP collision analyst attended and processed the scene. The RCMP, in partnership with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, continues to investigate.

RCMP warns of the dangers of ATV use on public roadways.

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Contact information

Glenda Power
Director of Strategic Communications
RCMP NL709-772-7334, 709-691-1615

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