Two die after collision on Veterans Memorial Highway

Two people have died after a two-vehicle collision on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, police say.

A 67-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were pronounced dead on the Veterans Memorial Highway after a collision near Bay Roberts on Monday afternoon.

Both were drivers of their own vehicles, which collided at about 1:00 p.m. on Monday.

Police said another 33-year-old man, a passenger in one of the vehicles, was transported to hospital in critical condition.

Sgt. Richard Marshall with the Bay Roberts RCMP said the incident is believed to be a head-on collision.

All three were residents of Conception Bay North, according to the RCMP.

The serious accident has shut down traffic on the highway near Bay Roberts. Veterans Memorial is closed to traffic between L.T. Stick Drive to North River; the RCMP are asking the public to travel on the old Route 70 highway.

Conditions on the highway at the time were sunny and clear, according to Marshall.

An RCMP collision analyst has arrived on the scene, and the police investigation into the accident has begun.