Channel-Port aux Basques RCMP investigates fatal commercial vehicle crash

A 63-year-old man is deceased following a single-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near South Branch on June 7.

Shortly before 4:00 a.m. on Friday, Channel-Port aux Basques RCMP received a report from a passing motorist who observed an overturned tractor trailer off the highway.

Police attended the scene and located the driver of the vehicle deceased inside.

A Collision Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services attended the scene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is engaged. The investigation is continuing.