Man rescued in N.S. after being pinned for 8 hours under off-road vehicle

A man was rescued in Nova Scotia after spending eight hours pinned under an off-road vehicle.

RCMP were called just after 7 a.m. on Saturday to Stirling Road in Sunken Lake, N.S.

First responders found an off-road vehicle, which had been travelling on Stirling Road, had crashed into a ditch.

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The man had been pinned under the machine for about eight hours before being able to call for help.

“The driver of the off-road vehicle suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a hospital in Halifax by Lifeflight,” RCMP said in a news release.

The investigation is ongoing.

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