RCMP release:

Inverness County District RCMP is investigating a fatal ATV crash that occurred on a trail in Southwest Mabou.

On October 15, 2023, at approximately 10:20 p.m., Inverness County District RCMP, fire and EHS, responded to a report of an ATV crash on a trail in Southwest Mabou. RCMP officers learned that an ATV had been travelling north on the trail, when the ATV left the road and came to rest in a ditch.

The driver, and sole rider, of the ATV, a 60-year-old Rankinville man, suffered life-threatening-injuries and was transported to hospital by ambulance. Sadly, the man was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.

The investigation into the cause of the collision remains ongoing.

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