Police say the victims of Sunday’s fatal crash near Moncton were international students attending post-secondary education in Saint John.
RCMP were called to the Trans-Canada Highway between the Harrisville Boulevard and Shediac Road exits around 5:45 p.m. Sunday.
“The vehicle was travelling east at the time of the crash when it left the road, rolled, and ended up in the median,” said the RCMP in a news release Monday.
Two 24-year-old men and a 29-year-old man seated in the back of the SUV were ejected from the vehicle. Two died at the scene while the third passed away in the hospital.
The 28-year-old male driver was treated in hospital while the 25-year-old male passenger in the front seat was not hurt.
Police say the driver was taken into custody and released on a promise to appear in Moncton provincial court on Dec. 13.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that speed may have been a factor in the collision,” said the RCMP.
Anyone with information about the crash or may have seen the vehicle — a 2018 silver four-door Subaru Outback with New Brunswick licence NDZ 829 — travelling on the highway prior to the crash is asked to contact Southeast District RCMP at 506-387-2222.
Three men killed in single vehicle crash https://t.co/0S2Xdy89TB The Southeast District RCMP is investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that happened on Highway 2 near #Moncton on September 1, 2019.
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) September 2, 2019
