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Motorcyclist dead after highway crash north of Halifax

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Global News at 6 Halifax from July 15, 2022. – Jul 15, 2022

Nova Scotia police are investigating a fatal car crash involving a motorcycle.

RCMP say the incident occurred on Friday just before 7:30 p.m., on Hwy. 2 in Wellington, N.S.

According to a release, a motorcycle was travelling on the highway, “when it left the roadway and came to rest in a ditch.”

The cyclist was a 52-year-old man from Fletcher’s Lake, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The highway was closed for several hours, police said, while a collision reconstructionist attended the scene.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.

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