November 1, 2024, Scotchfort PEI – On November 1, 2024 Queens District RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle crash in Scotchfort involving a garbage truck.
On November 1, 2024 at 10:40 a.m. RCMP responded to a fatal single vehicle crash of a garbage truck in Scotchfort PEI. Early indications appear to show that the garbage truck left the road and ended up on its side on Afton Road, a secondary road in Scotchfort. A 62-year-old Charlottetown man was declared deceased at the scene. Provincial Work Place Safety Officials have been engaged in this investigation as well as the provincial Coroner's Office. Island EMS and the East River Fire Department also responded to this incident.
Our thoughts are with the victim's family at this difficult time.