Several people have been taken to hospital — some with serious injuries — after a string of accidents involving at least six vehicles on the Outer Ring Road and the Team Gushue Highway. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary temporarily shut down all eastbound traffic on the Outer Ring Road at the Thorburn Road exchange, while westbound traffic was closed at the Allandale Road exchange after two serious collisions. Just before 5 p.m., the RNC said officers were heading to a third collision, this time in an eastbound lane of the Outer Ring Road between Topsail and Thorburn roads. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are responding to three separate accidents on the Outer Ring Road. At 9 p.m., the RNC said the Outer Ring Road had reopened westbound, but that stretch between Thorburn Road and the Team Gushue Highway was still closed as police continued their investigation, and crews worked to make the road safe for drivers.

Source: CBC News October 25, 2018 17:15 UTC