Seven people sent to hospital, some with serious but non-life-threatening injuries
Charlottetown Police Services said the collision happened on Riverside Drive, near the Pioneer Avenue exit. - FileCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — One person is dead after a fiery head-on collision in Charlottetown on Sunday, April 16.
Charlottetown Police Services said the collision happened around 9 p.m. when a vehicle travelling south on Riverside Drive, near the Pioneer Avenue exit, crossed the center line and struck a northbound mini-van head-on. Police said that a southbound vehicle involved in the crash caught fire. Witnesses tried to rescue the driver from the vehicle but were unsuccessful.
Two adults and five children in the mini-van were taken to hospital. Police said some had serious but non-life-threatening injuries.It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. Our 100 journalists strive to inform and improve our East Coast communities by delivering impartial, high-impact, local journalism that provokes thought and action.
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