43-year-old man dead after Bay d'Espoir crash

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July 12, 2024 at 1:08 p.m.·1 min read

A RCMP police cruiser in a 2023 file photo (David Bell/CBC - image credit)

A RCMP police cruiser in a 2023 file photo

Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP responded to fatal crash on TCH near Bay d’Espoir Junction early Friday morning. (David Bell/CBC)

A 43-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash near on the Trans-Canada Highway near Bay d'Espoir early Friday morning.

Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP were called shortly after 5 a.m. NT by a passing motorist who reported a vehicle left the highway and rolled down an embankment east of the Bay d'Espoir Junction.

The man, who was the vehicle's lone occupant, died at the scene, say police.

A media release from the police says a collision reconstructionist with RCMP traffic services has been to the scene and the province's chief medical examiner is involved in the investigation.

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