Two children went to hospital with minor injuries and a driver was arrested for impaired driving after a collision in Cardigan, P.E.I., on Monday, according to the RCMP. Officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Routes 4 and 5 around 3:40 p.m. A driver allegedly tried to flee, but was arrested for impaired driving by a Department of Fisheries and Oceans officer who happened to be at the scene. “Two children under the age of eight who were travelling in the arrested driver’s vehicle were transported to hospital with minor injuries,” an RCMP news release reads. “The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.” Police believe the arrested driver failed to stop at a stop sign before hitting the other vehicle. The investigation is ongoing. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
