A Nova Scotia man has died after he was hit by a car while riding a lawn tractor.
In a release, the RCMP said emergency personnel responded to the crash on Masstown Road in Debert shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday.
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“RCMP officers learned that a man, operating a lawn tractor, was crossing the roadway when he was struck by a Chevrolet Cruze travelling on the roadway,” the release said.
It said the operator of the lawn tractor, a 64-year-old man from Debert, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 60-year-old woman driving the sedan was not injured, it said.
A collision reconstructionist attended the scene and Masstown Road was closed for several hours, but has since reopened.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.
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