Two sent to hospital after rollover near Whitbourne

Two people were taken to hospital after a rollover near Whitbourne on Sunday afternoon.

Condition of the highway a factor, say police

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Two people were taken to hospital after this car went off the Trans-Canada Highway and rolled over near Whitbourne on Sunday afternoon. (Arthur C. Greene/CBC)

Two people were taken to hospital after a rollover near Whitbourne, N.L., on Sunday afternoon.

Around 3 p.m., the car left the westbound lane of the Trans-Canada and rolled several times, ending up several metres from the highway.

Emergency crews were on scene less than five minutes later. Whitbourne fire Chief Jamie Budden said the two people in the car were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

"The safety equipment in the car did its job here today, protecting the people inside," said Budden.

Police said the wet driving conditions were a factor in the accident.

With files from Arthur C. Green