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RCMP say New Brunswick man dead after highway crash east of Halifax

GRAND DESERT, N.S. — Halifax-area RCMP say a 76-year-old New Brunswick man is dead after a crash involving a pickup truck east of the city. The crash occurred around 3:10 a.m.
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Halifax-area RCMP say a 76-year-old New Brunswick man is dead after a crash east of the city involving a pickup truck. An RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

GRAND DESERT, N.S. — Halifax-area RCMP say a 76-year-old New Brunswick man is dead after a crash involving a pickup truck east of the city.

The crash occurred around 3:10 a.m. near the intersection of Grand Desert Station Road and Highway 207 in Grand Desert, N.S.

Police say the truck was travelling east on Highway 207 when it skidded off the road and into a ditch.

The Mounties say the man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The victim was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle.

Police have not released the victim’s name.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 17, 2023.

The Canadian Press

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