3 soldiers die after Sheffield, NB crash

Three soldiers died in an unrelated single-vehicle crash in Sheffield, NB, over the weekend.

Oromocto RCMP responded to the crash on Route 105 around 3:10 a.m. Sunday.

In an email to CTV Atlantic on Friday, Major Christopher Daniel, senior public affairs officer with the Department of National Defence, confirmed that the three occupants of the vehicle are part of the 31st Canadian Brigade Group.

“We are all thinking of their families and friends at this sad time. At the request of the bereaved family, we ask that members of the media respect the family’s privacy during this difficult time,” the email to CTV News reads.

Daniel said chaplaincy and mental health support is available to all members of the Canadian military and their families during this difficult time.

An RCMP news release Sunday said the crash occurred when the vehicle, which was eastbound on Route 105, veered off the road, struck a tree and caught fire.

Autopsies were performed to help identify the individuals and exact causes of death.

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