Five people injured when truck collides with RCMP vehicle on P.E.I. highway

Five people, including two RCMP officers, were injured after a truck collided with a police vehicle in Carleton, P.E.I. early Tuesday morning.

Police say the officers were travelling east on Highway 2 around 1:30 a.m. when a westbound truck crossed the centreline and struck the officers’ vehicle head-on.

The RCMP officers and the three occupants of the pickup truck were taken to the Prince County Hospital with minor injuries. Police believe all five will be released from hospital later Tuesday.

Both the RCMP vehicle and the truck were badly damaged in the collision.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but police say roads were snow-covered at the time.

Alcohol is not believed to be a factor.

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  Two vehicles were badly damaged and five people were injured after a truck collided with an RCMP vehicle on Highway 2 in P.E.I. early Tuesday. (P.E.I. RCMP)