Queens County woman dies in head-on collision in Hampshire, P.E.I., police say

Police say it appears an SUV crossed the centre line and collided with a pickup truck. (CBC - image credit)
Police say it appears an SUV crossed the centre line and collided with a pickup truck. (CBC - image credit)

A Queens County woman is dead after a head-on collision Sunday in central Prince Edward Island, police say.

Queens District RCMP said in a news release that the crash happened at around 5 p.m. on Route 9, the Colville Road, in Hampshire and involved an SUV and a pickup truck.

"This initially appears to show that an SUV crossed the centre line and struck a pickup truck," said Cpl. Gavin Moore.

He said this is a "key contributing factor" and other factors are being examined.

The 47-year-old driver of the SUV was pronounced dead while being transported to hospital.

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A youth and woman from the pickup truck had serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Route 9 was closed for several hours after the collision.

An RCMP collision analyst was called to the scene, and their investigation is ongoing.