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Three soldiers killed in car crash in New Brunswick over weekend

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • July 19, 2024

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. A car crash killed three soldiers in Sheffield, which is about 35 kilometres east of Fredericton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

OROMOCTO -- Three soldiers have been confirmed killed in a car crash last weekend in New Brunswick.

National Defence spokesman Kened Sadiku says the three soldiers from 31 Canadian Brigade Group died in a non-service-related crash near the town of Oromocto on Sunday.

RCMP say officers responded to a report of a crash at 3:10 a.m. on Route 105 in Sheffield, N.B., about 30 kilometres east of Fredericton.

They say the three people in the car were found dead.

Police say they believe the crash happened when the eastbound car swerved off the road, hit a tree and caught fire.

No other details about the victims were given.

This report by was first published July 19, 2024.