At approximately 2:10 p.m. Friday afternoon, New Glasgow Regional Police, New Glasgow Fire Department, and Emergency Health Services responded to a single motor vehicle collision at the intersection of North Provost Street and Archimedes Street, New Glasgow.
A 29-year-old male driver from Pictou County was in a white Mitsubishi SUV vehicle travelling Northbound on Archimedes Street. The vehicle lost control by hitting a curb, resulting in the vehicle flipping over on its side and coming to rest at the intersection.
The driver was not injured. Two passengers, a 5-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl were also not injured.
Constable Ken Macdonald of the New Glasgow Regional Police said “this collision clearly proves the use of a seat belts and proper installation of child restraints, significantly prevented injuries which would otherwise could have been serious."
New Glasgow Regional Police continue to investigate.