RCMP are investigating a fatal crash just outside Springhill, N.S.
Police were called to the scene of the single-vehicle collision on Highway 142, also known as Connector Road, at around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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The early investigation shows that a pickup truck lost control, drove off the highway and ended up in a ditch among some trees.
EHS attended the crash, but the lone male occupant was pronounced dead at the scene.
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An RCMP collision analyst is investigating and the highway between Exit 5 at the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 2 is closed in the meantime.
Traffic is being re-routed around the accident scene and the Department of Transportation is on the scene assisting with the detour.