At approximately 7:26 p.m. last evening, a motorist notified police of a two-vehicle head-on collision on Hwy. 344 in Manchester. The RCMP, Fire and EHS attended the scene and found a pickup truck and a van heavily damaged. The driver of the van, a 64-year-old woman from Guysborough County and the driver of the truck, a 53-year-old man from Cape Breton Regional Municipality, were pronounced deceased at the scene. There were no passengers in either vehicle.
A collision re-constructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
Highway 344 was closed in both directions and has since reopened.
Our thoughts are with the victims' families at this difficult time.
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