Two dead, one seriously injured in Cape Breton collision

A Cape Breton Regional Police vehicle is pictured.

Two people have died and another was seriously injured following a collision in Cape Breton.

Shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, Cape Breton Regional Police Service (CBRPS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 28 in New Victoria. Police said when officers arrived, one vehicle was upside down in the ditch while the other was still on the road, but with significant damage.

The driver of one vehicle, a 74-year-old New Victoria woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 26-year-old Sydney man, was taken to hospital where he later died.

Police said one of the passengers was rushed to a local hospital in serious condition, and was later airlifted to Halifax.

According to CBRPS, the identities of the drivers will not be released until family can be notified.

The cause of the collision is under investigation. Police ask anyone with information to call 902-563-5151 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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