EAST BIDEFORD — Prince Edward Island RCMP say three people are dead following two separate crashes in the western part of the province.
Police say two people died following a single-vehicle crash around 8 p.m. Friday on Route 163 near the Burleigh Road in East Bideford.
A 22-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man, both from Prince County, were pronounced dead at the scene, while a woman in her 20s, also from Prince County, was taken to hospital with serious but non life-threatening injuries.
There’s no word on the cause of the crash and police say their investigation is continuing.
Earlier Friday, police say a man in his 40’s was killed when his potato truck crashed in Carleton West Prince.
The Mounties say the truck was travelling along Route 2 when it went off the road and overturned.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 28, 2025.
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