A man is dead after striking a moose on the TCH near Birchy Narrows

    Thursday, 5 October 2023 13:48

    By Tonya Organ

    Shortly after 3 o’clock this morning, Deer Lake RCMP received a report of the collision after it was discovered by a motorist. 

    A 54-year-old man is deceased after the vehicle he was driving struck a moose on the Trans-Canada Highway near Birchy Narrows yesterday evening. Shortly after 3 o’clock this morning, Deer Lake RCMP received a report of the collision after it was discovered by a motorist.  A vehicle, which had departed the highway, was located down over a steep embankment.  The lone occupant, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle and was dead when found. Evidence at the scene determined that the vehicle had collided with a moose before leaving the highway.

     

     

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