Nova Scotia RCMP say four people are dead and another is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Pictou County.
Police say the incident occurred just before midnight on Sunday, on Hwy. 104 near Priestville, N.S.
“A preliminary investigation indicates it was a head-on collision between an SUV and a car,” read the RCMP release.
The driver of the car, and its only occupant, was a 51-year-old man from Halifax who died at the scene.
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Three of the four men travelling in the SUV, aged 61, 55 and 51, were also pronounced dead at the scene. Another 51-year-old man was taken to hospital.
Police say the highway was closed for several hours as a collision reconstructionist investigated. The highway has since reopened.
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