RCMP release:

East Hants District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Hwy. 215 in Noel Shore.

On October 12, 2023, at approximately 5:45 a.m., East Hants District RCMP, fire and EHS, responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Hwy. 215 in Noel Shore. RCMP officers learned that a pickup truck had been travelling on Hwy. 215 when it left the road and came to rest in a ditch.

The driver, and lone occupant, a 55-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

Hwy. 215 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

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