RCMP release:

Cumberland County District RCMP is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Salt Springs.

On July 3, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Cumberland County District RCMP, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Hwy. 104. RCMP officers learned that a westbound motorcycle left the roadway and came to rest in the median.

The motorcyclist, a 61-year-old man from Amherst, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the crash; the investigation is ongoing.

Hwy. 104 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

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