Provincial Government Investing $6 Million to Improve Road Safety and Reduce Moose-Vehicle CollisionsProvincial Government Investing $6 Million to Improve Road Safety and Reduce Moose-Vehicle Collisions

Two sentences summary: Gander RCMP are investigating a fatal moose-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway that occurred overnight, resulting in the death of a 34-year-old woman. The scene was attended by RCMP Traffic Services, Gander Fire Rescue, and EMS, the highway was closed overnight, the OCME has been engaged, and the investigation is continuing.

The Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government is investing $6 million to expand moose fencing and brush clearing on the Avalon Peninsula and the west coast. NTV reports that the funding will fund new fencing and vegetation clearance to protect highways.