Avalon East District RCMP investigating fatal moose vehicle collision

Press Release

June 23, 2026

From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP

Avalon East District RCMP is investigating a moose-vehicle collision Monday evening that resulted in the deaths of two people.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on June 22, Ferryland RCMP received a report of a collision on Route 10 involving a motorcycle, a passenger vehicle and a moose. Officers from neighbouring Avalon East District RCMP detachments, local firefighters and Emergency Medical Services personnel also responded to the scene.

The driver and passenger of the motorcycle, a 48-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, were pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the passenger vehicle was assessed by paramedics, and did not require further treatment.

A Collision Reconstructionist with RCMP Traffic Services attended to assist with the investigation, and a section of Route 10 in Aquaforte was closed overnight while officers examined the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has also been engaged.

The investigation is continuing.

RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador offers its sincere condolences to the friends, family and community of the deceased.

Contacts
Corporal Jesse O’Donaghey
Media Relations Officer
RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador
rcmp.nl.media-medias.tnl.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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