A woman in her nineties is deceased following a single-vehicle crash that occurred on August 22, 2023, on the Trans-Canada Highway near the turn off to Brigus Junction.
At approximately 12:00 p.m. yesterday, Holyrood RCMP received the report of the crash. Officers attended the scene and determined that a pickup truck carrying three occupants had departed the roadway in a rollover crash. Roads were wet at the time of the crash. All three occupants were transported to the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's. A passenger in her nineties died at the hospital.
A Collision Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services attended the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is engaged and the investigation is continuing.