RCMP and emergency crews responded to the crash between exits 5a and 5 in Goffs, NS, around 7am. Police say traffic on the freeway was stopped due to an unrelated collision, which led to a pile-up. While approaching traffic, police say a Dodge Ram collided with a Subaru Outback and both vehicles then struck a Ford F-150. The crash forced the Dodge Ram into the median. A passenger in the Dodge Ram died at the scene. The 64-year-old woman was originally from Valley, NS Police say the driver, a 73-year-old Valley man, was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. The driver of the Subaru, a 48-year-old man from Grand Lake, NS, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Ford F-150 was not injured in the crash. A section of the 102 Freeway was closed for about six hours Thursday as investigators remained on the scene. It reopened around 1pm Motorists were asked to avoid this section of the highway and detours were in place, causing significant traffic disruption in the area. The crash investigation is ongoing.
