The women were travelling in a car that first collided with a moose and then collided head-on with a truck. Police, rescue services and an ambulance were called to the scene, and the women were taken to hospital.
Shortly after lunch on Wednesday, police announced that they had died in connection with the accident.
The truck driver was not injured. There is no suspicion of a crime.
The accident was reported around 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The incident had a major impact on traffic, according to police.
