News release

Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP investigating fatal collision on Trans-Canada Highway

August 18, 2025 - Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP

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Police in Grand Falls-Windsor are investigating after a motor vehicle collision on Friday afternoon resulted in the death of one driver on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH).

Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on August 15, 2025, RCMP officers responded to a report of a collision between a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a tractor trailer on the TCH in Grand Falls-Windsor.

Members of the Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Department, municipal enforcement officers and emergency medical services personnel were also engaged in the response.

The driver of the SUV was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the tractor trailer was extracted by fire and emergency medical services crews. He was transported to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

A Collision Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services attended the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has also been engaged.

The investigation into the collision is ongoing.

RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador extends its condolences to the friends and family of the deceased. 

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