3 dead, 2 critically injured in crash in Marshfield
Two 18-year-olds and a youth were killed and two other people were critically injured in a two-vehicle collision on St Peters Road in Marshfield, P.E.I., Friday night, RCMP say.
A sixth person was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A 20-year-old man from York was arrested for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and impaired driving causing death. The man will appear in provincial court at a later date. The incident remains under investigation.
Queens District RCMP responded to the collision at about 6:20 p.m.
The section of affected roadway on Route 2 between York Road and Suffolk Road was closed until approximately 1 a.m.
The collision occurred on St. Peters Road between York Road and Suffolk Road at around 6:20 p.m. Friday. (Stacey Janzer/CBC)
Police said early indications appear to show that a pickup truck pulled out into the oncoming lane and struck a car head-on. Passengers in the car were an 18-year-old man, 18-year-old woman, and a boy between the age of 10 and 14 who died from their injuries, as well as a teen boy who is being treated for serious injuries at a hospital off-Island.
The deceased are from the Kings County area, police said.
A man who was a passenger of the truck was seriously injured and is being treated off-Island. The driver of the truck, who was arrested, also suffered injuries.
Island EMS, North Shore Fire Department, the provincial Department of Transportation and the provincial coroner attended the scene.
A Code Orange was declared at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown Friday night. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC)
RCMP Cpl. Gavin Moore said police are thinking about the tragedy with heavy hearts.
"All Islanders feel this tragic event, and we should all use this as a reminder of the extreme consequences of making risky, dangerous decisions."
The Marshfield incident was the third collision that resulted in the arrest of an impaired driver in the last three days.
Partial Code Orange
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown called a partial Code Orange after the collision Friday night.
It returned to normal operations late Friday night.
A Code Orange is called when an external disaster or threat is likely to require additional hospital resources, according to Health P.E.I.
On the way to this collision, an unmarked RCMP vehicle traveling with lights and sirens, collided with a vehicle at the intersection on the bypass at Mount Edward Road.
No one was injured.
Charlottetown Police are investigating it as a separate collision.
