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    Man dies in single vehicle crash near the Bay d'Espoir Junction

    Friday, 12 July 2024 14:20

    By Tonya Organ

    Shortly after 5:00 a.m. today police received the report of the crash which was discovered by a passing motorist. 

    A 43-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash that occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway east of the Bay d’Espoir Junction. Shortly after 5:00 a.m. today police received the report of the crash which was discovered by a passing motorist.  A vehicle had departed the highway and rolled down over an embankment.  The lone occupant died at the scene. A Collision Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services attended the scene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner involved in this ongoing investigation.

     

     

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