SPA SPRINGS, N.S. – Annapolis District RCMP, with assistance from an RCMP traffic reconstructionist, are investigating after a two-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 101 near Spa Springs on Feb. 23, 2018 and has left two men dead.
According to an RCMP press release, an RCMP member was patrolling the highway between exits 17 and 18, shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Friday, when he discovered two vehicles in the ditch as the result of a collision.
The lone occupant of the westbound vehicle, a 42-year-old man from Cambridge, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The lone occupant of the eastbound vehicle, a 57-year-old man from Mount Uniacke, was extracted from his vehicle but later died from his injuries.
RCMP say the preliminary investigation has determined the incident was a head-on collision. The cause remains under investigation at this time.
The highway was closed while the investigation was conducted at the scene and reopened at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24.
