Four people are dead after a fatal head-on crash between a car and an SUV near Priestville, North Carolina, late Sunday night.
RCMP said in a news release that they received a call about the crash at 11:58 p.m. AT, which happened in the eastbound lane of the divided highway.
The driver and sole occupant of the car, a 51-year-old man from Halifax, were pronounced dead at the scene. There were four passengers in the SUV, all men from Halifax. Three of the four men, aged 61, 55 and 51, are dead.
The fourth man, aged 51, is in hospital with life-threatening conditions.
RCMP Sgt. Andrew Joyce said the car was traveling in the wrong direction.
“Police were at the scene for an extremely long time,” he said. “The road was closed for more than 10 hours while they gathered evidence.
The road has since reopened.
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