5 dead, 1 critically injured in crash in Falmouth, N.S.

Five people are dead and one other is critically injured after a collision in Falmouth, N.S.

Five people are dead and another is critically injured after a collision in Falmouth, N.S.

Emergency crews were called shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday to the two-vehicle crash on Highway 101 between Hantsport and Falmouth.

RCMP said a Honda Civic and Nissan Sentra, both travelling in the eastbound lane, collided.

The driver and passenger from the Honda Civic, a 43-year-old man and 45-year-old woman, both from Falmouth, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver and one passenger from the Nissan Sentra, a 45-year-old woman from Oxford and a 58-year-old man from Nappan, were also pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said two other passengers were rushed to hospital. One of the passengers, a 50-year-old man from Oxford, was later pronounced dead.

According to RCMP, a 29-year-old man from British Columbia was airlifted to hospital and remains in critical condition.

The highway was closed for nearly 10 hours while police investigated. A collision reconstructionist also attended the scene.

Police are asking any witnesses or anyone with dashcam or surveillance footage showing the collision to contact the West Hants detachment at 902-798-2207.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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