A large bull moose in Newfoundland and Labrador. (CBC)

There were two moose accidents Tuesday evening on the Trans-Canada Highway in eastern Newfoundland, according to police.

A vehicle hit a moose just west of the Salmonier Line turnoff after 5:30 p.m., according to police. Nobody was injured, but the moose was killed.

Around the same time, another vehicle lost control trying to avoid a moose near Butter Pot Park. Police said the vehicle left the road, but no one was hurt.

A St. John's lawyer filed a class-action lawsuit Jan. 5 claiming the Newfoundland and Labrador government is responsible for injuries and deaths cause by road collisions with moose.

Lawyer Ches Crosbie claims the province's failure to control the moose population is to blame for the more than 700 moose-vehicle accidents reported annually.

Two victims of moose accidents, Hugh George, 59, and Ben Bellows, 54, are named as representative claimants in the suit's statement of claim, which has not been certified as a class action.

"Wildlife practices of the defendant have allowed the moose population on the Island to reach numbers in the range of 120,000 to 200,000 … multiplying the danger of moose collisions for users of the highways," said a statement of claim filed in court.

Moose are not native to the island of Newfoundland.