Third person dies following crash in eastern New Brunswick

A third person has died as a result of a two-vehicle crash in the Shediac, N.B., area on Tuesday.

New Brunswick RCMP say the crash happened around 3:50 p.m. on Highway 15 near Shemogue, N.B.

Police believe an SUV carrying four people heading westbound was attempting to pass when it collided with another SUV making a left hand turn into a private driveway.

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READ MORE: Two dead, two critically injured following crash in eastern N.B.

Two 82-year-old men died at the scene. Two women from Kedgwick, N.B., ages 69 and 80, who were also passengers in the vehicle, were sent to hospital in critical condition.

In a news release Thursday afternoon, police said the 80-year-old has since died from her injuries.

The 69-year-old woman remains in hospital.

The two people in the SUV that was struck — a 36-year-old man and 34-year-old woman — were treated at the scene.