2nd woman dead following head-on crash near Arnold's Cove

The RCMP says a woman involved in a head-on collision near Arnold's Cove on Jan. 21 has succumbed to her injuries in hospital. The driver of the vehicle the woman was in had died on the scene. (David Bell/CBC)

A second woman involved in a fatal head-on collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near Arnold's Cove last week has died.

The 22-year-old woman was the passenger inside a Hyundai Elantra, which collided with a Chevrolet Equinox SUV on the highway on Jan. 21.

The woman had been transported to hospital in Clarenville and was transferred to St. John's, but succumbed to her injuries.

The driver of the vehicle, also a 22-year-old woman, died at the scene.

The RCMP is continuing an investigation following the crash, which involved a blood sample taken from the driver of the Chevrolet Equinox. Police said in a news release following the crash that the 71-year-old man showed signs of impairment.

The investigation could result in the man facing charges of impaired driving causing death, a news release from Jan. 21 said.

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