RCMP release:

Antigonish County District RCMP is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred in on Hwy. 104 near Linwood.

On July 27 at approximately 4:45 p.m., Antigonish County District RCMP, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and a Honda Civic on the highway between exits 37 and 38. RCMP officers learned that the vehicles were both travelling westbound and the collision occurred in the eastbound lane.

The motorcycle driver, a 58-year-old man from Ontario, and passenger, a 60-year-old woman from Ontario, had injuries and both were transported to hospital by EHS. Neither the driver of the car, a 79-year-old man, nor the passenger in the car, a 73-year-old woman, both from Connecticut, reported injuries.

Hwy. 104 was closed for several hours but has since reopened. Several witnesses provided information and dashcam footage to investigating officers. An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the collision; the investigation is ongoing.