RCMP release:

Yarmouth Rural RCMP is investigating a fatal head-on collision that occurred in South Ohio. 

On February 27, at approximately 1:45 p.m., RCMP, EHS and fire services responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Hardscratch Rd. near Hwy. 340.  The initial investigation indicates that a GMC Sierra was travelling north on Hardscratch Rd. and collided with a Ford Ranger travelling south, causing the Ford to leave the roadway and enter the ditch.

The driver and lone occupant of the Ford Ranger, an 82-year-old man from Arcadia, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver and lone occupant of the GMC Sierra, a 43-year-old man from Yarmouth, was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Conveyance Causing Death after officers observed signs of impairment.  He was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.  A blood demand was made and a sample was obtained.

An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the collision. Hardscratch Rd. at Hwy. 340 was closed for several hours but has since reopened. 

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information or dashcam video of the collision is asked to contact the Yarmouth Rural RCMP at 902-742-9106. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or use the P3 Tips app.

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