HALIFAX -- For the second day in a row, there has been a fatal collision involving a car and transport truck on Highway 105 in Cape Breton.
The RCMP say the collision, which claimed the lives of two people, happened around 8 a.m. Wednesday at Exit 8, near Baddeck, N.S.
Police say the driver of the car, a 60-year-old man, and a passenger, a 57-year-old woman, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not been released, but police say they were both from Inverness County.
The driver of the transport truck, a 41-year-old man from Newfoundland and Labrador, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
"This is the second one I came across," said Jason Dawe, who witnessed the crash. "The one I came across yesterday, it happened 10 minutes before I arrived. It's two days, and two accidents. It's terrible. I feel bad for the families, especially so close to Christmas."
Dawe says the roads were icy Wednesday morning, but he's calling for more safety measures to be put in place on the busy highway.
"In my opinion there should be a set of lights there," he said. "There's so much traffic that comes in and out of there. There definitely should be a set of lights by the Tim Hortons and the Irving."
On Tuesday, a woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision near Exit 12 in South Haven, N.S., shortly after 9 a.m.
"The incident is very, very sad for the community. It certainly takes its toll on the first responders," said Nova Scotia RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Andrew Joyce, who added that it was likely the same first responders who responded to both crashes.
Police said the 45-year-old Victoria County woman died at the scene after her car collided with a transport truck. Her identity has not been released.
The truck driver, a 47-year-old man from Hants County, was not injured.
Highway 105 was closed in both directions for several hours. Both collisions are under investigation.
