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Police investigating fatal Pouch Cove ATV crash

A 68-year-old man is dead after an ATV crash in Pouch Cove over the weekend.

A 68-year-old man pronounced dead on scene

Lauren Ella Burke · CBC News ·
A police vehicle with red and blue lights flashing.
Police are investigating an ATV crash that left a 68-year-old man dead. (Curtis Hicks/CBC)

Police are investigating an ATV crash that left one man dead on the Avalon Peninsula.

In a statement, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says officers responded to a report of a crash around 1:20 p.m. on June 8. A 68-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel.

The single ATV collision is believed to have happened overnight.

The RNC is investigating and collision analysts are searching for video footage from the area that may have captured the collision.

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Lauren Ella Burke

Lauren Ella Burke is a Mi'kmaw woman and member of Miawpukek First Nation. She grew up in Bay d'Espoir, Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland), and currently lives in St. John's, NL. She's an associate producer for CBC Newfoundland & Labrador. She's previously worked in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) for CBC Nova Scotia. You can email her at lauren.ella.burke@cbc.ca with story ideas.

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