(St. John’s, NL), March 6, 2018 – The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) Accident Investigation Section is investigating a serious motor vehicle collision that occurred on Saturday morning.

On Saturday, March 3, 2017 at approximately 11:30am, officers with RNC’s Operational Patrol Services, Traffic Services Section, Forensic Identification Section as well as firefighters with CBS Fire and Eastern Health Paramedics, responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on collision on the Conception Bay Highway in Long Pond. Each vehicle was occupied only by a driver.

As a result of the collision, both drivers were conveyed to hospital with serious injuries. While one driver was released from hospital on Sunday, the second remains in hospital.

Accident Investigators are working to determine the cause of the collision and are seeking witnesses to the collision itself or anyone who may have witnessed a 2008 Red Ford Escape, which was being driven east bound, driving in the area just prior the collision

The cause of this collision is under investigation and RNC Accident Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the vehicle driving just prior to the collision or the collision itself to call the RNC at 729-8000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can now provide information anonymously on the NL Crime Stoppers Website at: www.nlcrimestoppers.com.

 

RNC File # 2018-12071

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Cst. Geoffrey G. Higdon #819
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