Police investigating Mount Uniacke mvc that sent two to hospital

An RCMP cruiser at headquarters in Dartmouth. (Healey photo)

MOUNT UNIACKE: RCMP continues to investigate a two-vehicle collision that saw two people transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer with East Hants RCMP, said the incident occurred April 21 in Mount Uniacke.

Officers responded to a 911 call of a two-vehicle collision near the Irving gas station in Mount Uniacke.

“The collision involved a pickup truck and motorcycle,” said Const. Burns.

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Const. Burns said on scene officers were told of what witnesses saw.

“Officers discovered that the driver of the pickup truck was trying to cut across Highway 1 from the exit in order to get to the Irving,” he said. “But in doing so cut off a passing motorcycle carrying two people.”

The two on the motorcycle were transported to hospital by EHS with non-life-threatening injuries.

He said the investigation continues.