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N.S. man dead after suspected ‘medical event’ prior to highway crash

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Nova Scotia RCMP say a man in his 60s died in a crash on a highway just outside of Digby, and suspect a “medical event” had happened just before.

A single-vehicle crash happened at around 1:40 p.m. on Monday, on Hwy. 101 Joggins Bridge, police said, when a pick-up truck left the roadway and drove into a guardrail.

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A 65-year-old man, who was the driver of the pickup truck, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was from Annapolis Royal, N.S., police said.

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The passenger was a 62-year-old woman from Weymouth, and was uninjured.

“Investigators believe that the driver suffered a medical event prior to the collision occurring and the investigation is ongoing,” read the release.

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The highway was closed for about three hours while an investigation took place, but had since reopened.

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