RCMP release:

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Lawrencetown.

On April 21, at approximately 12:10 p.m., RCMP officers, fire, and EHS responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Lawrencetown Rd. and Gammon Lake Dr.

The investigation indicates an Econoline van was travelling south on Gammon Lake Dr. and a Yamaha motorcycle was travelling west on Lawrencetown Rd. when they collided.

The driver and sole rider of the motorcycle, a 65-year-old man from Three Fathom Harbour, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and sole occupant of the van, a 59-year-old man from Westphal, was not injured.

A collision reconstructionist attended the scene; the investigation remains ongoing.

Lawrencetown Rd. was closed for several hours.

Our thoughts are with the victim’s loved ones at this difficult time.