Fatal crash on Highway 107 extension
Posted Feb 25, 2011 03:38:58 PM.
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One woman is dead and one man is in hospital following a head-on crash on the Highway 107 extension in Dartmouth Friday afternoon.
RCMP report a 31-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle collision which also sent a man to hospital with serious injuries. No names have been released.
“There were two cars extensively damaged. Doesn’t appear there was a rollover or any of those factors. It appears to be more of a head-on, full-impact collision,” Cpl. Scott MacRae told News 95.7.
It’s believed no passengers were in either vehicle and no other vehicles sustained any damage. Traffic analysts were on scene to determine the cause for the crash, although there’s the potential unfavourable road conditions may have been a factor.
“Road conditions were wet at the time and it is raining. That will definitely be part of the investigation,” said MacCrae.
Commuters in the HRM were instructed to avoid Highway 107 from Main St. Dartmouth to Highway 118 for several hours following the noon-hour crash. The roadway reopened around 4:30 p.m.
The RCMP advised motorists to take caution during the drive home as Halifax is expected to receive snow, strong winds and limited visibility.
