Search for driver who fled after head-on collision enters second day
The driver of a car that was going the wrong way on a Nova Scotia highway, crashed, then fled the scene on foot, has not been found or identified, more than 24 hours after the incident, say RCMP.
According to an RCMP spokesperson, police received a report at 9:10 a.m. Saturday of a blue Toyota Echo travelling at high speed that went through a red light on Windmill Road in Dartmouth.
About 10 minutes later, police received a second report of the same vehicle driving outbound on the inbound lane on Highway 118, the spokesperson said.
At 9:25 a.m. police say they responded to a report of a head-on collision on Highway 102 when the same Toyota collided with a Jeep Wrangler.
All three occupants of the Jeep were injured, one seriously, and were taken to hospital.
Highway 102 inbound near Miller Lake was closed for several hours as police examined the scene and searched the area with the help of police dogs.
As of Sunday morning, police had not found the driver or confirmed the person's identity. They issued a request to the public for information about the driver and photos or video of the car leading up to the crash.
RCMP spokesperson Brianna LeBlanc said they believe the person may have been injured given the severity of the crash.
She could not say who the owner of the blue Toyota Echo is, citing an ongoing investigation. She said officers found drugs in the vehicle at the scene of the crash.
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