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Alcohol suspected in serious N.S. car crash involving three children: police

Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Litchfield on Thursday. .
Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Litchfield on Thursday. . File Photo / Global News

Four people, including three children, were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis County on Thursday.

In a release on Friday morning, police said investigators believe alcohol was a factor in the collision, based on information and evidence collected at the scene of the crash.

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“RCMP officers learned that a white 2018 Hyundai Elantra with multiple occupants left the roadway and ended up in the ditch,” police said in a statement, adding that first responders arrived about 7:36 p.m. at the scene of the crash in the community of Litchfield.

“A passenger, an 11-year-old child, was airlifted to Halifax by Life Flight with serious injuries.”

Police added that two other passengers, a four-year-old and a nine-year-old, sustained serious injuries and were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

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The driver, a 37-year-old Litchfield man, was also seriously injured and taken to the hospital.

An investigation is ongoing.

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