3 people injured after collision between motorcycle, car near Beaver Brook, N.S.
RCMP officers, fire and ambulance crews responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 236 around 3:45 p.m. Friday.
Police say a motorcycle travelling north and Volkswagen Beetle, which was travelling south, collided.
The motorcycle driver, a 46-year-old man from Brookfield, was taken to hospital by LifeFlight with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver and passenger of the Beetle were also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A section of the highway was closed for several hours while an RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene. It reopened before 10 p.m. Friday.
UPDATE [9:45 p.m.]: The roadway is now fully open. — RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) June 28, 2025
Police say their investigation is ongoing.
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