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Man seriously injured after being struck by vehicle along Canso Causeway

Police say the man was struck by a tractor trailer and suffered life-threatening injuries.
Police say the man was struck by a tractor trailer and suffered life-threatening injuries. File / Global News

A 31-year-old man was sent to hospital with serious injuries on Tuesday after he was struck by a vehicle while walking along a highway.

Nova Scotia RCMP say the incident along the Canso Causeway happened just after 5 p.m.

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Police say the man was struck by a tractor trailer and suffered life-threatening injuries.

He was sent to St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish, then flown to hospital in Halifax.

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The cause of the collision is still being investigated.

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