Sheshatshiu RCMP Investigates Fatal Hit and Run #nltraffic

The RCMP is investigating an ATV pedestrian collision in Sheshatshiu that left a 29-year-old man dead.

Police say that they received a report that a man had been hit by an ATV on Saturday morning. When they arrived at the scene, the ATV had fled.

The victim was located unresponsive and was transported by ambulance to the Labrador Grenfell Health Center, where he was later pronounced deceased.

Police have located the ATV suspected to have been involved in the collision and are seeking to locate the driver.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or was in the area of Matshateau Street in the hours preceding the call at 4:15 a.m. is asked to contact Sheshatshiu RCMP at 709-497-8700 or contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (TIPS is 8477).