Person dies after crashing into tractor trailer on New Brunswick highway – New Brunswick | 24CA News
One particular person is lifeless following a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer close to Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick on Friday.
In a media launch, police mentioned first responders arrived on the scene of the incident on Highway 17, a stretch of freeway close to the U.S. border, at about 4:00 p.m. after receiving a report {that a} automotive had collided with a big truck.
“The driver and sole occupant of the car died at the scene as a result of their injuries,” police mentioned in a launch, including that the occupant of the tractor was unhurt.
Police consider the collision occurred when the automotive crossed the freeway’s centre line and collided head-on into the tractor trailer.
The Saint-Léonard Fire Department, Ambulance New Brunswick, the Department of Justice and Public Safety all attended the scene of the crash. A collision reconstructionist arrived shortly afterward to research the reason for the crash.
“A member of the New Brunswick Coroner’s office is assisting with the ongoing investigation, and an autopsy will be conducted to positively identify the person, and to determine their exact cause of death,” police mentioned.
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