BADDECK INLET: A Lower Truro man has been charged in connection with a fatal collision that claimed the lives of two British Columbia residents last fall on Highway 105 near Baddeck Inlet.
Matthew Seymour Creelman, 36, was arrested on April 24 by the Victoria County District RCMP and is facing two counts of Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance Causing Death. The charges stem from a tragic two-vehicle crash that occurred on the evening of October 7, 2024.
Emergency responders were called to the scene near the 8000 block of Highway 105 at approximately 6:10 p.m. RCMP, local fire services, EHS, and the Nova Scotia Department of Public Works responded to the crash involving a Western Star tractor trailer and a Hyundai Tucson. Both vehicles left the roadway and came to rest in the ditch.
Tragically, the two occupants of the Hyundai – a 45-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman, both from British Columbia – were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor trailer, now identified as Creelman, did not report any physical injuries at the time.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist and the Nova Scotia RCMP Interview Assist Team supported the investigation, which has been ongoing since the incident occurred.
Creelman has been released under conditions and is scheduled to appear in Wagmatcook Provincial Court on June 4.
“Our thoughts continue to be with the victims’ loved ones,” RCMP stated in their update.