GO# 16-66966 - Motor vehicle head-on collision

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At approximately 8:25 p.m. on May 9, Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a head-on collision near the Barrington Street off-ramp from the MacKay Bridge. HRP has learned that a black Mazda 6 driven by a 25-year-old man with a 23-year-old female passenger had just left the MacKay Bridge and were travelling Southbound on Barrington Street when a Toyota Tercel, that was travelling northbound on Barrington Street, driven by a 75-year-old woman, crossed into the southbound lane and struck the Mazda head-on. The 75-year-old woman was transported to hospital by EHS paramedics with non-life threatening injuries. The 25-year-old man and the 23-year-old woman also attended hospital as a precaution. A decision on charges will be made upon the completion of the investigation. Traffic was re-routed by HRP around the collision scene for a period of time, however, all streets have now been reopened.