RCMP say two people from Inverness County have&nbsp;died&nbsp;after their vehicle collided with a transport truck Wednesday morning on Highway 105, near&nbsp;Baddeck, N.S.

Police say a&nbsp;60-year-old male driver&nbsp;and a&nbsp;57-year-old female passenger&nbsp;were both pronounced dead&nbsp;at the scene.

The driver of the transport truck, a 41-year-old man from Newfoundland, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance.&nbsp;

Police were called shortly after 8 a.m. to the scene, near a gas station and&nbsp;Exit 8.

Highway 105 is closed in both directions and will remain closed for a number of hours.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A lineup of vehicles is shown on Highway 105 this morning near Baddeck, after a crash involving a car and a transport truck.

Highway 105 crash Dec. 9 2020

 to occur on Highway 105 in two days.&nbsp;

On Tuesday, a 45-year-old woman from Victoria County was killed after her car collided with a transport truck.

The crash occurred about 20 minutes down the road from Baddeck, in the community of South Haven.&nbsp;

The driver of the transport truck, a 47-year-old man from Hants County, was not injured. There were no passengers in either vehicle.

An RCMP collision re-constructionist will be investigating both incidents.

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