Three seriously injured in Cape Breton crash

A Nova Scotia RCMP cruiser. (RCMP Nova Scotia/X)

Posted Dec 17, 2024 01:18:57 PM.

Last Updated Dec 17, 2024 01:19:00 PM.

The RCMP is investigating after three people were injured in a crash in Cape Breton on Monday night.

Police say at 9 p.m., a vehicle went off the road and struck a culvert on Hwy. 105 in St. Patrick’s Channel, in Victoria County.

The driver, 34, and a passenger, 36, both suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital.

Another passenger, 33, was flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The highway was closed for a period of time but has since reopened and the investigation is ongoing.

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