1 dead, 3 injured in Pinehurst, N.S. vehicle collision and fire: RCMP
Police in Lunenburg County, N.S., are investigating a vehicle collision that left one person dead and others seriously injured Thursday.
Around 3:40 p.m., first responders were called to a head-on collision involving a sedan and an SUV on Highway 10 in Pinehurst.
Upon arrival, police say the sedan involved in the collision had caught fire on the road.
According to police, the passenger of the SUV, a 56-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver, 67, and a 4-year-old girl sustained serious injuries and were transported to hospital.
The 77-year-old woman who had been driving the sedan managed to escape the fire after the collision. Police say she went to the hospital for treatment of “moderate injuries.”
The investigation is ongoing.
Highway 10 was closed for several hours but has since reopened to traffic.
Correction
This article has been edited to correct the location of the crash.
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