RCMP say one person has died and two others have been injured following an accident along Highway 103 in Nova Scotia Wednesday morning.
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Police say two vehicles collided around 10:30 a.m. between Exit 5 and Exit 5a.
Two people were transported by EHS to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A third person was taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries. Police confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the third person, a woman who was a passenger in one of the vehicles, had passed away.
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RCMP say a section of the highway will be closed for several hours while they work to investigate the collision.
A detour remains in place.