Police in Newfoundland and Labrador are investigating two separate fatal highway crashes that occurred on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of two men. A 34-year-old man died in a two-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway between Gander and Benton early Thursday morning, and a 46-year-old man died later that day in a crash on the Trans-Labrador Highway between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Highway 516 junction. Both truck drivers involved sustained minor injuries.
N.L. police investigating separate fatal highway crashes
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Police in Newfoundland and Labrador are investigating two separate fatal highway crashes that occurred on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of two men. A 34-year-old man died in a two-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway between Gander and Benton early Thursday morning, and a 46-year-old man died later that day in a crash on the Trans-Labrador Highway between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Highway 516 junction. Both truck drivers involved sustained minor injuries.
- 1 Early Thursday morning (around 2:30 a.m. NT): 34-year-old man died in a crash on Trans-Canada Highway.
- 2 Later Thursday (around 6:15 p.m. AT): 46-year-old man died in a crash on Trans-Labrador Highway.
- 3 Ongoing: Police and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner investigations.
- Two fatalities
- Minor injuries to truck drivers
- Ongoing police investigations
What: Two separate fatal highway crashes occurred, killing two men.
When: Early Thursday morning (first crash), later in the day Thursday (second crash).
Where: Trans-Canada Highway between Gander and Benton (Newfoundland), Trans-Labrador Highway between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Highway 516 junction (Labrador).
Why: Causes of the crashes are under investigation by police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
How: Two-vehicle collision (first crash), crash with a commercial truck (second crash). Police and medical examiner are investigating.