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2 dead, 1 injured after single-vehicle crash in Linwood, N.S.

Police are investigating after a single-vehicle collision in Antigonish County, N.S., left two men dead and one woman injured. File / Global News

Two people are dead and one injured following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 4 in Linwood, N.S., on Sunday.

Police say a small car driving on the highway left the road, rolled and struck a tree at approximately 6:51 p.m.

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The two men in the front seats of the vehicle — a 23-year-old from Port Hastings, N.S., and a 27-year-old from Troy, N.S. — died at the scene, while a 19-year-old woman who was in the back seat had to be extricated from the vehicle.

She was later airlifted to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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As a result of the heavy damage sustained by the vehicle, police and emergency services were on the scene for several hours working to remove the occupants from the vehicle.

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An RCMP traffic analyst was also present to assist with the investigation, which police say is ongoing at this time.

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