Riverview teen dead after crash between minivan and moped: N.B. RCMP

A 17-year-old from Riverview, N.B., is dead after a crash in Lower Coverdale on Friday.

RCMP say they responded to reports of a collision on Niagara Road in Lower Coverdale, N.B., shortly after 4 p.m.

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Investigators say a minivan was travelling east on Niagara Road when it struck a moped that was turning onto Niagara Road from Manor Ridge Road.

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The driver of the moped, who was the only person riding on the vehicle, died at the scene.

Police say the driver of the minivan was not injured.

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An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene.

The Mounties say the investigation into the crash is ongoing.