Two dead after four-vehicle collision in Pointe-Alexandre: N.B. RCMP
An 81-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man have died following a four-vehicle collision in Pointe-Alexandre, N.B.
Lamèque RCMP Detachment, along with firefighters and paramedics, responded to a report of a collision involving four vehicles at the intersection of Pointe-Alexandre Road and Route 313 around 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The RCMP says they believe the collision happened when a truck towing a trailer travelling north on Route 313 tried to avoid hitting another vehicle stopped at a stop sign, which was also travelling north on Route 313.
Police say the truck crossed the centre line and collided head-on with another vehicle. The truck and trailer left the road and caught fire.
The driver and sole occupant of the truck, a 61-year-old man from Miscou, N.B., was taken to hospital where he later died.
The passenger of the vehicle involved in the head-one collision, a woman from Coteau Road, N.B., died at the scene as a result of her injuries. Police say the driver of this vehicle suffered minor injuries.
A fourth vehicle also collided with the vehicle involved in the head-on collision. The driver and sole occupant of that vehicle was uninjured, according to an RCMP news release.
The New Brunswick Coroner’s Office is assisting with the ongoing investigation.
For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
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