Two people in their twenties have been killed in a crash on Highway 101.
Police responded to the single-vehicle collision near Mount Uniacke just after 8 p.m. on Sunday.
RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Chris Marshall tells our newsroom the Honda Civic left the pavement, crossed the grass median dividing the highway, and hit the ditch on the other side.
A 20-year-old man from Dartmouth was driving the car and a 23-year-old woman from Sydney was a passenger.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Due to a collision, Hwy 101 in #MountUniacke is closed between exits 3 and 4. Traffic is being diverted. Hwy 101 is expected to be closed for several hours. pic.twitter.com/KZPYHA290b
— RCMP, Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) August 9, 2021
A section of the highway was closed for many hours between Exits 3 and 4 as a collision reconstructionist worked to piece together what happened.
A detour was in place and the road reopened just after 2 a.m.
The investigation into what caused the crash is continuing.
