Island man dies in single-vehicle accident

Queens District RCMP say collision analysts are investigating

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Caption: An Island man is dead following a single vehicle collision north of Charlottetown, say Queens District RCMP. (David Bell/CBC)

An Island man is dead after a single-vehicle accident near Union Road north of Charlottetown Tuesday, say Queens District RCMP.
Sgt. Leanne Butler said police responded to a report about the accident around 5:30 p.m. She said there was only one person in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
"Unfortunately it was a single vehicle collision, which resulted in one fatality," Butler said.
Collision analysts were on the scene as of 9:30 p.m.Tuesday and Butler said the RCMP had spoken to a number of witnesses.
Wednesday morning RCMP said the road is reopened.

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