1 B.C. man in critical condition, 5 dead after collision near Falmouth, Nova Scotia, police say
Police say a 29-year-old male passenger from B.C. was airlifted to hospital and is in critical condition
Nova Scotia RCMP say five people have died after a two-vehicle crash near Falmouth, N.S.
Police say it's believed a Honda Civic and Nissan Sentra were travelling in the eastbound lane on Highway 101 between Falmouth and Hantsport, N.S., about 70 kilometres northwest of Halifax, when they collided Saturday around 11 p.m.
The driver and passenger of the Civic, a 43-year-old man and 45-year-old woman from Falmouth, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the driver of the Sentra, a 45-year-old woman from Oxford, N.S., and a 58-year-old male passenger from Nappan, N.S., were also declared dead at the crash site.
Mounties say two other passengers, a 50-year-old man and a 29-year-old man, were taken to hospital, and the 50-year-old from Oxford was later pronounced dead.
The 29-year-old man, who is from British Columbia, was flown to hospital by helicopter and remains in critical condition.
Abraham Zebian, the mayor of West Hants Regional Municipality, said he found out about the accident after hearing sirens.
He said losing so many people in a collision is a tragedy.
"We've lost two people from our community, that were part of our community, and others from the province as well," said Zebian. "It's tragic. You never want to see anything like that happen."
Police say the crash remains under investigation.
With files from CBC's Meig Campbell