Two dead and three injured in separate highway crashes in northeastern Nova Scotia

ANTIGONISH, NS – Two head-on crashes on the same highway in Nova Scotia’s Antigonish County left two men dead and three people hospitalized.

According to RCMP, the first crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. Thursday on Highway 104 in Afton, NS, involving an SUV and a car.

The driver of the car, a 53-year-old man from Monastery, NS, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 70-year-old driver of the SUV and the 69-year-old female passenger, both of… Frankville, NS, sustained serious injuries.

The second collision involving two SUVs occurred at 10:30 a.m. on Highway 104 in Harve Boucher, NS

According to police, the driver of one of the SUVs, a 32-year-old man from Kings County, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 73-year-old Halifax man, who was driving the other vehicle, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2024.

The Canadian Press