The Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported that a 47-year-old man lost his life in a collision involving two commercial transport trucks on the Trans-Canada Highway in central Newfoundland on Tuesday. The authorities were called to the scene shortly after 2:15 a.m. NT the following morning near Gullbridge, also recognized as Gull Pond Bridge, located between Badger and South Brook. Both vehicles were engulfed in flames upon police arrival.

The deceased individual, a 47-year-old man traveling east, was pronounced dead at the crash site. The driver of the westbound tractor-trailer sustained severe injuries and was transported to the hospital for treatment, where they remain under medical supervision. The police operation necessitated the closure of a segment of the Trans-Canada Highway between Badger and South Brook for several hours on Tuesday. An investigation is currently underway to determine the cause of the accident.