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Three people, including an infant, killed in Nova Scotia highway collision

FORT LAWRENCE, N.S. — Three people, including an infant, have died in a highway collision between an SUV and a car in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County.
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The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Three people, including an infant, have died in a highway collision between an SUV and a car in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County. RCMP say an SUV carrying four people and a car carrying two people collided on Highway 2 in Fort Lawrence Saturday evening around 10 p.m. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

FORT LAWRENCE, N.S. — Three people, including an infant, have died in a highway collision between an SUV and a car in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County.

RCMP say an SUV carrying four people and a car carrying two people collided on Highway 2 in Fort Lawrence Saturday evening around 10 p.m.

A 21-year-old woman, a 26-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman and a two-month-old infant were in the SUV at the time of the crash.

The infant, the man and the 43-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene. 

The 21-year-old woman survived and was taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries, as were the 19-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man who were in the other car.

RCMP say the crash is under investigation.

and a collision reconstructionist attended the scene. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2023. 

The Canadian Press

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