**** RCMP Media Release
RCMP investigating two separate collisions on Hwy. 102
Colchester County District RCMP is investigating two separate vehicle collisions that occurred on Hwy. 102 yesterday.
At approximately 10:20 a.m. yesterday, police, fire and EHS responded to a report of a collision in the northbound lanes on Hwy. 102 in Alton. Police learned that a snow plow, and two transport trucks had been travelling north on Hwy. 102 when one of the transport trucks collided with the snow plow, followed by the second transport truck. The snow plow left the roadway and came to rest in the ditch, the transport truck that collided with the plow came to rest on the road and the other transport truck pulled over on the side of the road.
The driver of the transport truck that collided with the plow, a 67-year-old Kings County man, suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital by LifeFlight. The driver of the snow plow, a 38-year-old Colchester County man, suffered injuries and was transported to hospital by ambulance. The driver of the second transport truck was uninjured.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
While police were on scene of this collision, a second vehicle collision was reported at approximately 11:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes on Hwy. 102 in Stewiacke. Police, fire and EHS responded and police learned that two vehicles, a minivan and a car, were slowing down due to traffic being backed up from the first collision in Alton. As the vehicles slowed down they collided, resulting in damage to both vehicles.
The driver of the car, a 48-year-old Colchester County man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the minivan, a 48-year-old Ontario man, and the passenger, a 13-year-old youth, both suffered injuries and were transported to hospital by ambulance.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
The northbound lanes of Hwy. 102 were closed from exits 9 to 12 for several hours, but have since reopened.
