No Serious Injuries After Driver Strikes Dump Truck in St. John’s

Emergency personnel were called to Thornburn Road near the Outer Ring Road in St. John’s at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Friday for reports of a collision.

Crews arrived to find a two-vehicle collision involving a dump truck and a ford pickup truck. The driver, who was the lone occupant of the pickup, was treated on scene with what are described to be minor injuries. The operator of the dump truck was not injured.

Reports indicate the dump truck was making a left turn and the pickup passed the dump truck on the left, causing the pickup to collide into the vehicle and come to a rest in a ditch.

No serious injuries were reported as a result of the incident. However, Thorburn Road was closed in both directions as a result of the collision.

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