RCMP release:

Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Hwy. 12 in New Ross.

On August 27, 2023, at approximately 1:15 a.m. Lunenburg District RCMP, fire and EHS, responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 12 in New Ross. RCMP officers learned that a Honda Civic and a Toyota Corolla were travelling in opposite directions on Hwy. 12 when they collided.

The lone passenger in the Honda Civic, a 17-year-old youth from Chester Grant, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver, a 20-year-old man from New Ross, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

The four occupants of the Toyota Corolla, including the driver, a 26-year-old man, and three passengers, a 28-year-old woman, a 28-year-old man and a 25 year-old woman, suffered injuries and were transported to hospital by ambulance.

A collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

Hwy. 12 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

Our thoughts are with the victim’s family at this difficult time.