52-year-old dead in two-vehicle collision in Murray Harbour, P.E.I.

P.E.I. RCMP say a 52-year-old man has died in a two-vehicle collision in Murray Harbour, P.E.I., Sunday evening.

In a Monday news release, police say they responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street at around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday.

According to the release, the driver of the one the vehicles, a 52-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the other vehicle was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

“Initial indications of the collision scene seem to show one vehicle was travelling at a high rate of speed and veered into the side of the other vehicle,” said Scott Ferris, senior communication advisor with the P.E.I. RCMP in the news release.

Police also say a collision reconstructionist and the P.E.I. Coroners office are assisting with the ongoing investigation.

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