Woman dead in crash on Veterans Memorial Highway

One person is dead after aserious car crash that hasclosed Veteran's Memorial Highway in both directions between Bay Robertsand North River, according to RCMP.

The victim is a 42-year-old woman from Bay Roberts and was the driver of one of the three cars involved in the collision according to police. Her female passenger has been sent to hospital with minor injuries.

Two of the three cars collided head-on.

The driverof the second vehicle has also been taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries.

The crash occurred around 3p.m. Friday abouthalf a kilometre south of theNorth River intersection.

Drivers wereasked to avoid the area of Conception Bay North or find another route, but the highway was reopened around 6 p.m.