On February 18, 2024, at approximately 1:59 p.m., Colchester County District RCMP, fire and EHS responded to a report of a collision on Hwy. 326. Upon arrival at the scene, RCMP officers learned that a silver 2010 Toyota Corolla was travelling north and a silver 2010 Honda Civic was travelling south on the highway when they collided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The passenger of the Corolla, a 68-year-old Truro woman, was pronounced deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The driver of the Corolla, a 68-year-old Truro man, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital by LifeFlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The driver of the Civic, a 59-year-old Gairloch man, sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The passenger of the Civic, a 22-year-old West River Station woman was uninjured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A collision reconstructionist attended the scene. The investigation remains ongoing and is being assisted by the Medical Examiner Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hwy.\u00a0326\u00a0was closed for several hours but has since reopened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source : RCMP Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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