Man suffers serious injuries after a moose-vehicle collision near the Hampden Junction Tuesday night

    Thursday, 9 October 2025 06:00

    By Tonya Organ

    RCMP Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says they were called at around 8:22 p.m. Tuesday ( October  7th) night, the vehicle involved was found overturned in the ditch and the lone injured driver was taken to Western Memorial Regional Hospital.

    A 57-year-old man remains in hospital with serious injuries after a moose-vehicle collision on the Trans Canada Highway near the Hampden Junction. RCMP Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says they were called at around 8:22 p.m. Tuesday ( October  7th) night, the vehicle involved was found overturned in the ditch and the lone injured driver was taken to Western Memorial Regional Hospital. He says just minutes before that, there was a moose vehicle collision on the east coast. Investigations into these collisions are continuing. 

     

     

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