Woman, child killed in 5-vehicle highway crash in N.S. on Thanksgiving weekend – Halifax [Video]

A child and a woman were killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Wolfville, N.S., over the Thanksgiving Day long weekend.

According to RCMP, the crash happened when a transport truck travelling eastbound on Highway 101 on Saturday morning collided with four vehicles that had stopped for construction.

Two people inside a GMC Acadia — a 62-year-old woman and a child from East Kingston — died at the scene.

“A third occupant of that same vehicle, a 40-year-old woman, was transported via EHS LifeFlight with life threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported to police,” RCMP added in a news release.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

On Monday, another fatal crash happened on Highway 101 in Berwick, N.S.