Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision, involving a motorcycle, on Cobequid Road in Lower Sackville, N.S., on Tuesday.
Police say the collision involving a motorcycle happened around 6 p.m. this evening.
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Several crews responded to the scene, but the rider was pronounced deceased. pic.twitter.com/kUoVu5Schi
Halifax RCMP responded to the single-vehicle motorcycle collision just before 6 p.m. RCMP, EHS and fire personnel attended and the lone motorcycle rider was pronounced deceased.
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RCMP officers are on scene and a collision analyst has been called to join in the investigation.
The road was closed between Lakeview Road and Stonemount Drive while the RCMP investigated the cause. The section of road reopened around 12:45 a.m.
Police are currently diverting traffic away from Cobequid, which remains closed between Lakeview Road and Stonemount Drive.@globalhalifax #LowerSackville #Sackville pic.twitter.com/ewVeb3iMEQ
— Graeme Benjamin (@GBenjaminHFX) July 17, 2019
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No further information was given by police about the victim.
More to come.
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