{"id":851584,"date":"2025-05-27T19:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T00:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/nova-scotia-rcmp-were-searching-for-vehicle-before-deadly-weekend-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T19:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T00:12:46","slug":"nova-scotia-rcmp-were-searching-for-vehicle-before-deadly-weekend-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/nova-scotia-rcmp-were-searching-for-vehicle-before-deadly-weekend-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia RCMP were searching for vehicle before deadly weekend crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\" data-wcm-id=\"c6a435da-2c53-44c1-961c-f5a9781e0b48\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Canadian Press\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/856aea4916ed3a126d33f0328ea5c2d7?s=70&#038;d=mp\"  aria-labelledby=\"wire-company-name\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Published May 12, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>1 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10302351.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=CxbQTSkdcdSovnc1-9wMNg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10302351.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=gNsrkz58btIORLZHjGZI-w 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" 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src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10302351.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=f081m24zIFBnGrHsiAbSqA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10302351.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=f081m24zIFBnGrHsiAbSqA,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10302351.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=JjsD2TM_2bOdQxjX2XxNHA 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>File photo of an RCMP cruiser.<\/span> <span>Photo by James West<\/span> \/<span>Postmedia files<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<p>HANTSPORT \u2014 Nova Scotia RCMP say they were searching for a possible impaired driver hours before the car was involved in a crash that killed five people over the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async id=\"article-block\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toronto Sun\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.7.2\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-tsun.svg\" width=\"280\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.<\/li>\n<li>Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.<\/li>\n<li>Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.<\/li>\n<li>Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE 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received a report about a possible impaired driver.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say physical evidence gathered at the scene of the crash indicates the Civic was travelling in the opposite direction of traffic in the eastbound lanes when it collided with a Nissan Sentra about 1.5 km from Exit 7.<\/p>\n<p>Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, a 50-year-old man died later in hospital, and a 29-year-old man from British Columbia was listed in critical condition.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p> Canadian Press<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/national\/nova-scotia-rcmp-were-searching-for-vehicle-before-deadly-weekend-crash\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author of the article: Published May 12, 2025 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 1 minute read File photo of an RCMP cruiser. 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