Young woman dead after Waterville collision
RCMP reports 18-year-old victim died after one car crashed into parked vehicle Tuesday
A young Waterville woman died as a result of a two-vehicle collision in that community just south of Oromocto on Tuesday morning, the RCMP reports.
The Oromocto detachment of the RCMP issued a news release Wednesday morning about a fatal accident Tuesday that occurred a few kilometres south of the model town.
“On March 4, 2025, at approximately 8:08 a.m., members of the Oromocto RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Waterville Road, in Waterville, Sunbury County,” the release said.
“The collision is believed to have occurred when the first vehicle, travelling westbound, struck the second vehicle that was stopped facing the same direction. The driver and sole occupant of the second vehicle, an 18-year-old woman, was outside of her vehicle at the time of the collision, causing her vehicle to collide with her.”
To be clear, while the victim was the driver of one of the vehicles, hers was parked and she was outside of her car on foot at the time of the collision, according to the RCMP.
The young woman died at the scene from her injuries, the release said, while the other driver was uninjured.
“The cause of the collision remains under investigation, although criminality is not believed to be a factor,” it said, noting the investigation is ongoing.
“An autopsy will be scheduled to determine the woman's exact cause of death.”
In addition to patrol officers with the Oromocto detachment, personnel with the Oromocto Fire Department, Ambulance New Brunswick and the New Brunswick coroner's office also attended the scene, the release said, and an RCMP traffic reconstructionist is assisting with the case.
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