Harbour Grace RCMP investigates rollover collision in Carbonear, driver ejected

June 3, 2022
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

Harbour Grace RCMP is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred in Carbonear on May 31, 2022, leaving a 26-year-old man with life-threatening injuries.

Police received the report of the rollover collision at approximately 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Officers attended the scene on Route 70 in Carbonear, near Valley Road. A SUV departed the roadway, rolled over and came to rest in a ditch. The driver, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected during the crash. He was transported via ambulance for urgent medical treatment and remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A Traffic Analyst with RCMP Traffic Services attended the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Contact information

Corporal Jolene Garland
Media Relations Officer
RCMP NL
709-772-6170
rcmp.nl.media-medias.tnl.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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