RCMP release:

Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Deans Corner.

On July 21, at approximately 8:50 p.m., Lunenburg District RCMP, fire, and EHS, responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Hwy. 3. RCMP officers learned that a Kawasaki motorcycle was travelling south on the highway when it left the road.

The driver and sole occupant of the motorcycle, a 23-year-old Lunenburg man, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased at the scene.

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

Hwy. 3 was closed for several hours, but has since reopened.

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