Infant suffers serious injuries after two-vehicle collision in East Hants

CITYnews halifax / By Chris Halef

An infant has suffered serious injuries following a two-vehicle collision that took place in East Hants on Thursday.

Shortly after 12 p.m., emergency crews responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 14 and South Rawdon Road, where a Freightliner truck and a Chevrolet Cruze crashed into each other.

Police said the rear passenger of the Cruze, an infant, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS LifeFlight.

The driver and passenger of the vehicle, a 34-year-old South Rawdon woman and a 69-year-old Hantsport woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to hospital by EHS.

Mounties said the driver of the truck, a 70-year-old man of Williamswood, suffered minor injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.