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N.S. man, 74, dies after highway crash with delivery truck

A Nova Scotia man has died following a crash with a delivery truck Tuesday, according to the RCMP. Global News

A Nova Scotia man has died following a crash with a delivery truck Tuesday, according to the RCMP.

In a release, police say emergency personnel responded to a collision near exit 7 on Highway 102 in the Enfield area around 4 p.m.

“RCMP officers learned that a Chevrolet Impala and an empty flat deck delivery truck were both travelling north on the highway when they collided,” it said.

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The driver and sole occupant of the Impala, a 74-year-old man from Dean, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.

The delivery truck driver, a 48-year-old man from Bible Hill, was not injured.

A collision reconstructionist was at the scene, and the highway was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

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The investigation is ongoing, the RCMP said.

“Our thoughts are with the victim’s family at this difficult time,” said the release.

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