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56-year-old dead after snowmobile crash near Lunenburg, N.S.

An RCMP cruiser is seen in this undated file photograph.
An RCMP cruiser is seen in this undated file photograph. Alexander Quon/Global News

A 56-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg County.

Police say the crash occurred at 8:40 p.m. on Monday on New Russel Road in New Russel, N.S.

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Officers believe the snowmobile left the road, struck some trees and the driver was thrown from his machine. He died at the scene.

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The driver was alone on the snowmobile at the time of the crash, police said.

An RCMP Collision Analyst was called to the scene and the investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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