RCMP are investigating after a man was seriously injured in Westphal.

RCMP and Halifax Regional Fire Services responded to a fire at 850 Highway 7. When emergency responders arrived they found a vehicle on fire and a man seriously injured.

The man had been working on the vehicle when it caught fire. EHS paramedics transported the man to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The matter remains under investigation and the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advance Education has been called in to assist with the investigation.

Source: Release