PORT HAWKESBURY- A multi-vehicle accident last week on Trans-Canada Highway 105 took the life of an Inverness County woman.
Sixty-four-year-old Jessie Ann Gillis of Mabou, a driver of one of four vehicles involved in the accident last Wednesday afternoon in Lexington, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Port Hawkesbury RCMP, RCMP Traffic Services, local EHS, along with volunteer fire departments from Port Hastings, Port Hawkesbury and West Bay Road, responded to the accident at around 12:30 p.m.
Port Hawkesbury RCMP said another female, a passenger in Gillis’ vehicle, was taken to St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish with serious injuries.
Cst. Lewis Boutilier said Highway 105 was closed for five hours while police investigated and the scene was cleared.
Port Hawkesbury RCMP and RCMP Traffic Services are investigating the cause of the collision.
“It’s still und...