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90-year-old Central Onslow man killed in Highway 102 collision

A police officer inspects the crash scene on Hwy 102's northbound lane near Millbrook First Nation on Tuesday afternoon. The collision forced police to close the lane off and divert traffic onto the old Hwy 2 into Truro from Brookfield.
A police officer inspects the crash scene on Hwy 102's northbound lane near Millbrook First Nation on Tuesday afternoon. The collision forced police to close the lane off and divert traffic onto the old Hwy 2 into Truro from Brookfield. - Fram Dinshaw

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A 90-year-old man from Central Onslow was killed when two vehicles collided on Highway 102 Tuesday afternoon.

At 2:36 p.m. Colchester District RCMP received a 911 call about a small red truck travelling south in the northbound lanes of Highway 102 near Millbrook. Before police arrived, there was a collision between the red truck and a vehicle that had been travelling north.

The 90-year-old driver of the truck died at the scene.

The two people in the other vehicle were injured and were taken to hospital by ambulance.

Traffic heading north was rerouted for several hours while an investigation took place at the scene.

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