A 21-year-old woman dead after a single vehicle collision in Barachois Broook

    Friday, 18 August 2023 16:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Bay St. George RCMP were dispatched to the single-vehicle crash at 6:41 p.m. St. George’s Fire Department and Reliable Ambulance also responded.

    RCMP now say a  21-year-old woman died last night when the vehicle she was driving left the main road in Barachois Brook. Bay St. George RCMP were dispatched to the single-vehicle crash at 6:41 p.m. St. George’s Fire Department and Reliable Ambulance also responded. The woman, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene. The investigation is continuing; a RCMP Traffic Services Collision Analyst and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are engaged.

     

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