Nova Scotia

Woman, 73, dies after being struck by vehicle in Digby County

A 73-year-old Digby, N.S., woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle on Highway 101 in Grosses Coques, N.S., on Friday afternoon.

RCMP say collision happened early Friday afternoon

A 73-year-old Digby, N.S., woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle on Highway 101 in Grosses Coques, N.S., on Friday afternoon.

In a news release Saturday, RCMP said the incident happened around 1:45 p.m. AT after the woman exited her parked vehicle. When she was hit, the woman was speaking with another driver who was in a vehicle that was behind her car.

No one else at the scene had any injuries.

The highway was closed for several hours, but reopened later Friday.

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