PEI

23-year-old dead in fatal collision

A woman is dead following a highway accident Thursday in central P.E.I.

Road covered in snow and slush at the time

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RCMP say the road was covered in snow and slush at the time of the accident. (RCMP)

A woman is dead following a highway accident Thursday in central P.E.I.

RCMP received the call at 4:15 p.m.

The vehicle the 23-year-old woman was driving and a transport truck collided on Route 2 in Pleasant Valley. The driver of the transport truck was uninjured.

RCMP have not yet determined a cause, but noted there was snow and slush on the road at the time.

With files from Stephanie Kelly