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Charges pending after pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Pictou Landing: N.S. RCMP

Nova Scotia RCMP are holding a man for his alleged role in a fatal crash. File / RCMP

Update: RCMP originally described the pedestrian as a 35-year-old. They have since issued a correction saying the pedestrian was actually 50 years old. This story has been updated with the new information.

Nova Scotia RCMP say charges are pending after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Pictou Landing, N.S., on Sunday.

The Mounties say a preliminary investigation indicates a 50-year-old woman from Pictou Landing was struck by a pickup truck on Pictou Landing Road at approximately 4:30 a.m.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The alleged driver of the vehicle, a 32-year-old man from Pictou Landing, was not injured in the crash.

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Police arrested the man at the scene without incident under suspicion of impaired driving causing death.

An RCMP collision analyst is on the scene as the investigation continues.

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A section of Pictou Landing Road between Birch Street and Eagle Street remains closed. RCMP say vehicles travelling in both directions are being asked to turn around.

The road is not expected to open before 1 p.m.

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