68-year-old Truro woman dead in weekend collision

A 68-year-old woman from Truro, N.S., is dead after acollision Sunday near Tatamagouche, N.S.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday thataround 2 p.m. AT, police, fire, and Emergency Health Services were called to a collision on Highway326 in the small community of Denmark, N.S.

Thewoman was pronounced dead at the scene,said police.

RCMP said the woman was a passenger in a silver Toyota Corolla, travelling north, that collided with a silver Honda Civic going in the opposite direction.

The driver of the Corolla, a 68-year-old Truro man, was airlifted tohospital and suffered serious injuries, police said.

The driver of the Civic, a 59-year-old man, had minor injuries. A 22-year-oldfemale passengerwas uninjured.

RCMP said a collision reconstructionist visited the crash site and that an investigation is ongoing.

The highway was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

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