RCMP release:

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is investigating a vehicle crash involving a fatality in Hammonds Plains.

On Sunday April 27th, at approximately 8:40 p.m., RCMP officers, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Kingswood Dr. and Terradore Ln. Investigators learned that a Ford Edge travelling on Terradore Ln. went through the intersection, struck a fire hydrant, and came to rest in the tree line.

The driver, a 72-year-old Hammonds Plains man, who was pronounced deceased at the scene, is believed to have suffered a medical incident.

The passenger, a 70-year-old Hammonds Plains woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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