3 dead in motorcycle crashes on N.S. highways this week
2 people died in Annapolis County on Tuesday, 1 died in Cumberland County on Thursday
Three people have died in motorcycle crashes on Nova Scotia roads this week.
Two people died in a collision on Highway 101 on Tuesday.
RCMP say a motorcycle was travelling eastbound in Deep Brook, N.S., near Digby, and an SUV was heading west when the two vehicles collided near Purdy Road at about 1:35 p.m.
The driver and passenger of the motorcycle, a 64-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman from Bear River East, died at the scene.
The driver of the SUV, a 51-year-old man from Meteghan River, was airlifted to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Cumberland County crash
In a separate incident, a motorcyclist died on Thursday evening in Salt Springs, near Springhill.
RCMP say a motorcyclist was travelling west on Highway 104 at about 6:15 p.m. when the vehicle left the road and ended up in the median.
The 61-year-old driver, a man from Amherst, died in the crash.
RCMP say they are investigating both incidents.
