1 person sent to hospital after rush-hour crash on Hillsborough Bridge

Carolyn Ryan · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 09, 2025 7:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

One idiosyncratic was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with chartless injuries aft a rush-hour clang connected the Stratford broadside of the Hillsborough Bridge Wednesday, RCMP say. 

A postulation advisory issued astatine astir 7 p.m. AT said the idiosyncratic was wounded erstwhile 2 vehicles collided.

"A postulation airy rod has travel down arsenic a effect of the collision and the lights are flashing reddish successful each directions astatine the Stratford Esso intersection close disconnected the bridge," the RCMP said successful the advisory. 

"Motorists are asked to usage caution successful the country and dainty the intersection arsenic a four-way stop."

Drivers crossing the span besides reported a 2nd clang astatine astir the aforesaid time, adjacent the mediate of the span that spans the Hillsborough River betwixt Charlottetown and Stratford. 

Traffic leaving Charlottetown was backed up for a sizeable region portion exigency crews responded to some incidents.