Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Burin Peninsula RCMP is investigating a motor vehicle collision that claimed the lives of two individuals on Route 210 near the exit to Red Harbour early this morning, November 17, 2023.
Shortly after 6:00 a.m., police received the report of a serious collision where a transport truck and pickup truck had collided.
The two occupants of the pickup truck, a 33-year-old man and a 60-year-old man, died at the scene. The driver of the transport truck was taken to Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre for treatment of minor injuries.
A Collision Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services also attended the scene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is engaged.
The investigation is continuing.