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Man and woman in their 20s identified as victims of fatal Hwy 103 crash

A single-vehicle collision on Highway 103 near exit 5 in Upper Tantallon on Wednesday has claimed two lives. Alexa MacLean/ Global News

A 20-year-old man and 21-year-old woman have been identified as the victims of a fatal single-vehicle collision on Highway 103 on Wednesday.

Halifax District RCMP say the collision happened at 4:19 p.m. in the outbound direction near exit 5.

READ MORE: Single-vehicle collision closes portion of Highway 103, two confirmed dead

It appears a 2012 Dodge Ram truck rolled over and two of the occupants were ejected from the vehicle. The Halifax man and Cole Habour woman were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Global News has since confirmed the woman who died in the crash is Liv Colley, a rugby player being remembered by her team for her “courageous smile.”

A 20-year-old man from Dartmouth was transported to hospital by LifeFlight helicopter with life-threatening injuries.

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The RCMP say the truck’s driver, an 18-year-old woman from Dartmouth, was treated in hospital and later released.

The section of highway was closed until 1 a.m. Thursday as an RCMP collision analyst collected evidence. Police say their investigation into the fatal collision is ongoing.

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