Woman, 56, killed in head-on crash in Lunenburg County - Action News
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Woman, 56, killed in head-on crash in Lunenburg County

First responders were called to a two-vehicle collision between an SUV and a sedan Thursday afternoon on Highway 10 in Pinehurst, N.S.

The woman was a passenger in an SUV that was involved in a crash with a sedan Thursday afternoon

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First responders were called to a two-vehicle collision between an SUV and a sedan Thursday afternoon on Highway 10 in Pinehurst, N.S. (Jeorge Sadi/CBC)

A 56-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash involving two vehicles in Pinehurst, N.S., on Highway 10 Thursday afternoon.

According to a news release from RCMP, first responders were called to the scene at approximately 3:40 p.m. for a report of a collision between a sedan and an SUV.

The woman who was killed was a passenger in the SUV. The driver, a 67-year-old man, and a four-year-old girl, were seriously injured and taken to hospital.

The driver of the sedan, a 77-year-old woman, escaped a fire that was sparked after the crash with moderate injuries. She was also taken to hospital.

Highway 10 was closed for several hours after the crash but as since reopened.