Charlottetown man, woman killed in head-on collision in New Brunswick
Two people from Charlottetown are dead and a third person is injured after a minivan collided with a truck in Melrose, N.B., Sunday afternoon.
Sackville RCMP, along with the Port Elgin Fire Department and Ambulance New Brunswick, responded to the head-on collision on Route 16 around 3:45 p.m.
Police believe the minivan was travelling east when it crossed the centre line and crashed into the pickup truck, which was hauling a trailer.
The 43-year-old male driver of the minivan and his 37-year-old female passenger both died at the scene.
Police say the driver of the pickup truck was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries.
Autopsies will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death of the driver and passenger of the minivan.
A collision reconstructionist and member of the New Brunswick Coroner’s office are assisting in the investigation.
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