A 72-year-old man is deceased following a head-on collision that occurred on the Veterans Memorial Highway near Harbour Grace yesterday afternoon.
At approximately 3:30 p.m., Harbour Grace RCMP received the report of the collision involving two SUVs. One of the vehicles crossed the centre line and collided head-on with the other. A man and a woman from one vehicle were transported from the scene in an ambulance for medical treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The lone occupant of the other vehicle died at the scene.
A Traffic Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services East attended the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is engaged and the investigation is continuing.