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Two men dead after fiery crash in Blockhouse

BLOCKHOUSE, N.S. – RCMP in Nova Scotia say two men who were rushed to a hospital in Halifax after a collision Friday morning near Blockhouse have died.

Police say a car carrying two men collided with a pickup truck around 4:30 a.m. on Highway 324 at the overpass of exit 11 on Highway 103.

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Police say the car burst into flames and a passing motorist helped the men get out of the vehicle.

The Mounties say the driver of the truck, 48-year-old Eric Mervin Veinotte, died Friday night, while the driver of the car, 27-year-old Matthew Arden Deal, died Saturday morning.

The passenger of the car remains in South Shore Regional Hospital with serious, but non life-threatening injuries

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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