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Dartmouth crash claims life

A 71-year-old man has died in a head-on collision in Dartmouth. Cory McGraw/ Global News

DARTMOUTH – A head-on collision in Dartmouth has claimed the life of a 71-year-old man.

Halifax Regional Police responded to the vehicle accident on Main St., near Fader St., at approximately 4:30 Monday afternoon.

There was one occupant in each of the two vehicles.

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The 71-year-old driver of one of the vehicles was transported to hospital with serious injuries later died.

A 17-year old-male in the other vehicle was taken to hospital for treatment and released.

A section of Main St. was closed to traffic until 8 p.m., while the Halifax Regional Police Accident Investigation Unit investigated the crash.

The police investigation is ongoing.

The name of the victim has not been released.

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