Driver of a van pronounced dead at the scene after colliding with a dump truck on the Burgeo Highway

    Wednesday, 24 September 2025 12:05

    By Tonya Organ

    The driver of a panel van was pronounced dead at the scene and another driver was assessed by medical services and treated for minor injuries.

    A 55-year-old man is dead after a two-car collision on the Burgeo Highway yesterday morning. RCMP were called to the collision at around 9 a.m. Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says the driver of a panel van was pronounced dead at the scene and another driver was assessed by medical services and treated for minor injuries. Officers responded to a report of a collision between a panel van and a commercial dump truck on Route 480, north of Burgeo. Members of the Burgeo Volunteer Fire Department and emergency medical services personnel also responded.

    O’Donaghey says the investigation is continuing. A Collision Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services attended the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and province’s Occupational Health and Safety Division have also been engaged.

    RCMP NL offers its condolences to the friends, family and community of the deceased.

     

     

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