A 77-year-old woman, 56-year-old man and 23-year-old woman travelling in a P.E.I. ambulance died Tuesday after the emergency vehicle colliding head-on with a transport truck near the Confederation Bridge, according to a release from New Brunswick RCMP.
Victims were two paramedics and a patient in their care: P.E.I. emergency services
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 07, 2026 1:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 7
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RCMP say a collision near the Confederation Bridge closed part of Route 16 Tuesday morning. (Submitted by Jodi Boland)
Three people travelling in a P.E.I. ambulance have died after the emergency vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a transport truck near the Confederation Bridge in New Brunswick Tuesday morning, RCMP say.
New Brunswick RCMP confirmed in an email to CBC News that a 77-year-old woman from Montague, P.E.I.; a 56-year-old man from Warren Grove, P.E.I.; and a 23-year-old woman from Nine Mile Creek, P.E.I., died at the scene.
According to a Facebook post by P.E.I. emergency services, Island EMS, two of the victims were paramedics and the other was a patient in their care. The statement did not disclose their identities.
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