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2 men killed after vehicle hits parked van in Lower Sackville, driver facing charges

WATCH: Two men were killed in a crash between a vehicle and a parked van in Lower Sackville. Jennifer Grudic has more – Oct 3, 2017

Two men have been killed in a crash between a vehicle and a parked van in Lower Sackville.

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The collision on Hillside Avenue happened just after midnight on Tuesday.

READ: Motorcycle crash sends man to hospital with life-threatening injuries

According to RCMP, a 2009 Honda Civic with four men inside hit a parked Mercedes-Benz cube van.

A 42-year-old man from Lower Sackville and a 48-year-old man from Prince Edward Island were pronounced dead at the scene.

Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man from Bedford was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Civic, a 26-year-old man from Lower Sackville, was uninjured. He is in police custody and is facing two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.

According to RCMP Cpl. Dal Hutchinson, the man may appear in Dartmouth Court later today.

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“Issues have surfaced that may prevent him from attending Dartmouth Court later today,” said Hutchinson in a release. “If he does not appear today, he will be remanded and appear in court tomorrow.”

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