18-year-old struck, killed by her own vehicle in Waterville

An 18-year-old pistillate from Waterville who was lasting extracurricular her stopped vehicle was struck and killed Tuesday erstwhile different conveyance collided with hers, RCMP say.

Members of the Oromocto detachment responded soon aft 8 a.m. to a study of a two-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian connected Waterville Road, successful Waterville, successful Sunbury County, southeast of Fredericton.

"The collision is believed to person occurred erstwhile the archetypal vehicle, travelling westbound, struck the 2nd conveyance that was stopped facing the aforesaid direction," Sgt. Stéphane Esculier said successful a quality merchandise Wednesday.

"The operator and sole occupant of the 2nd vehicle, an 18-year-old woman, was extracurricular of her conveyance astatine the clip of the collision, causing her conveyance to collide with her."

The pistillate died astatine the scene, Esculier said.

No accusation astir wherefore her conveyance was stopped oregon wherefore she was extracurricular her conveyance was provided, and Esculier could not instantly beryllium reached for comment.

The operator and sole occupant of the archetypal conveyance was uninjured, according to the quality release.

The origin of the collision remains nether investigation, with the assistance of a postulation reconstructionist, but constabulary bash not judge criminality was a factor, Esculier said.

An autopsy volition beryllium scheduled to find the woman's nonstop origin of death.