Woman dies after hitting a deer, colliding with transport truck on N.S. highway

A 42 year old New Glasgow woman is dead after hitting a deer while driving on Nova Scotia’s Highway 104 on Friday evening. According to a RCMP release , police said first responders arrived at about 5:40 p.m., when they learned that a Honda Civic was travelling eastbound when it collided with a deer, before being struck from behind by a transport truck.

“The driver and lone occupant of the Civic, a 42 year old woman from New Glasgow, was transported to hospital by ambulance,” police said in a statement. “She was then flown by LifeFlight to Halifax, where she later succumbed to her injuries.” Pictou County District RCMP investigating fatal collision https://t.co/98A6RBVQKy pic.twitter.com/AWzFyhaOFn — RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) January 13, 2024 Trending Now WestJet cancels 191 flights in Canada due to extreme cold Once a drug dealer, Jelly Roll gives emotional fentanyl bill testimony Story continues below advertisement Police added that the lone occupant of the transport truck, a 61 year old New Brunswick man, was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.

Get the latest National news. Sent to your email, every day. The area of the highway where the incident occurred, near Exit 25, was closed for several hours as a collision reconstructionist was at the scene. The road has since reopened and an investigation is ongoing, as police are requesting anyone who witnessed the crash to contact the Pictou County District RCMP.

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