Two women were killed Saturday in a two-vehicle crash near Miramichi, NB.
The 72-year-old woman and the 55-year-old woman had an accident in Bartibog, NB, at approximately 1:40 p.m.
The Neguac RCMP New Brunswick ambulance and the Miramichi City Fire Department responded to a collision between a car and a pickup truck.
Police believe the accident occurred when the car was traveling south on Route 8, crossed the center line and collided head-on with the van, which was traveling north.
The two women in the car were from Dieppe. They died at the scene.
The sole occupant of the van was taken to hospital with injuries that did not endanger his life.
A member of the New Brunswick Forensic Bureau and a collision reconstructor from the RCMP are assisting in an investigation.
Route 8 was closed for about five hours, but has since reopened.