RCMP release:

Meteghan RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Mavillette.

On October 6, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Meteghan RCMP, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 1. Officers learned that a Pontiac G5 veered out of its lane and collided with a Hyundai Kona travelling in the opposite direction.

One of the passengers in the Hyundai, a 77-year-old Saint Alphonse woman, was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver and another passenger in this vehicle were transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Pontiac, a 33-year-old man from Saint Alphonse, showed signs of impairment by alcohol, and was arrested and transported to a local hospital where blood samples were obtained. He will face charges of Operation while Impaired Causing Death.

An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

Hwy. 1 was closed in both directions for several hours, but has since reopened.

Our thoughts are with the victim’s loved ones at this difficult time.