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Halifax District RCMP is investigating a fatal collision that occurred just after 5:15 p.m. last evening. A pickup truck was travelling inbound on Highway 103 inbound between Exits 4 and 3 when the driver, a 54-year-old man from Upper Tantallon, stopped to check on the cargo in the back of the truck. He pulled over and exited his vehicle. He and his vehicle were struck by another vehicle travelling in the same direction. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The passenger in the truck was not hurt. The driver and the passenger in the other vehicle, a small car, were also unhurt. Highway 103 inbound was closed between Exits 3 and 4 until shortly after 2 a.m., while an RCMP Collision Analyst examined the scene.
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Halifax District RCMP is investigating a fatal collision.
Just after 5:15 p.m. today, RCMP responded to a two vehicle collision on the #103 highway between exits #3 and #4. The collision involved two vehicles . A male was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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Source: Media Release
