Three dead after two-vehicle crash in Moncton: RCMP

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A two-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Moncton has claimed the lives of three people from Bathurst.

The Codiac Regional RCMP issued a news release Sunday afternoon saying a 20-year-old woman, a 23-year-old man, and a 24-year-old man, all from Bathurst, died in the head-on collision between a car and an SUV at the East Main roundabout in Moncton.

Staff Sgt. Nick Arbour said emergency crews responded to the crash at around 1:30 a.m.

“The collision is believed to have occurred when the car, travelling eastbound, entered the traffic circle travelling westbound and collided head-on with the SUV,” he said in the release.

“The driver and two occupants of the car died at the scene as a result of their injuries. A fourth individual, also a passenger of the car, was transported to hospital with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries.”

Arbour said the driver and three passengers of the SUV were treated for minor injuries at the scene. He said an RCMP collision reconstructionist and a member of the New Brunswick Coroner’s Office also attended the scene and are helping with the ongoing investigation. Staff from the provincial Department of Justice and Public Safety also responded to the scene.

The New Brunswick RCMP posted on social media Sunday at 2:04 a.m. that the eastbound lane of Wheeler Boulevard at the roundabout was closed and traffic was being diverted. The traffic circle had reopened by 8:46 a.m., according to a subsequent post from police.

Arbour said the four occupants of the car weren’t believed to be wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. He said autopsies have been scheduled to determine the exact cause of death for the three victims.

Police did not identify the victims.