RCMP release:

Victoria County District RCMP is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred in St. Anns, Cape Breton.

On July 14, at approximately 10 a.m., Victoria County District RCMP, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and a van on the Cabot Trail (Route 30). RCMP officers learned that the vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when they collided.

The motorcyclist, a 58-year-old man from New Brunswick, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS LifeFlight. The driver of the van, a 47-year-old man of Quebec, and three passengers reported minor injuries.

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

Route 30 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.