Antigonish County District RCMP say one person is dead and six people are injured in a two vehicle crash on Highway 7 on Sunday afternoon.
Police say officers, firefighters and EHS were called to the scene around 3:10 pm Sunday near the 400 block of Highway 7 in the Lochaber area. Investigators say a black Toyota Rav4 travelling north and a southbound GMC Terrain collided head on.
A passenger in the GMC, a 70-year-old Bickerton West woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, a 74-year-old Bickerton West man suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by LifeFlight.
The five people in the Toyota, a 31-year-old man, a 25-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and two children, all from Antigonish, sustained serious injuries. All were transported to hospital by EHS.
A collision reconstructionist was called to the scene and the investigation is ongoing. Highway 7 was closed for several hours.