RCMP release:

East Hants District RCMP is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Belnan.

On November 30, at approximately 8:09 p.m., RCMP officers, fire services, and EHS responded to a two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 214. Investigators learned that a Can-Am side-by-side and a Honda Accord were traveling on the roadway when they collided.

The passenger of the side-by-side, a 22-year-old woman from Milford, was transported by EHS to hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

The driver of the side-by-side, a 27-year-old man from Nine Mile River, suffered minor injuries. He provided a breath sample roadside into an approved screening device with a result over the Provincial limit of 50 mg%. He was issued a license suspension and a summary offence ticket for operating an off-road vehicle on the highway.

The two adult occupants of the Honda Accord suffered minor injuries.

The investigation is ongoing, with the assistance of an RCMP collision reconstructionist.

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