Family and friends are mourning the loss of a 51-year-old Nova Scotia man who was killed yesterday in an all-terrain vehicle crash.
Roger Paul Burns was driving his ATV on Arrowhead Drive in Enfield, not far from his home, when it crashed into a tree around 8:45 p.m.
“The ATV went down an embankment where it struck a tree and the man lost his life,” confirms Cpl. Scott MacRae.
Two young children aged seven and 11 were also on the ATV at the time of the crash. The 11-year-old was taken to the IWK Health Centre with non life-threatening injuries. The seven-year-old was not injured.
Police believe Burns was on his way to a nearby lake when one of the children hit the throttle, causing the ATV to jolt forward.
Meanwhile, Burns is being remembered as a Nova Scotia softball legend – an outstanding pitcher who always found a way to lead his team to victory.
“He gave it everything he had, totally committed to any program he was ever involved in,” says Darrell Lyttle of Softball Nova Scotia.
A moment of silence was held in his memory today at the Eastern Canadian Bantam Softball Championship. The tournament is being held at a ballpark in St. Croix, where Burns was once a star player.
“Just an all-around nice guy,” says tournament organizing committee member Dan Boyd. “It takes quite a while to find a guy that has that kind of personality to him.”
Boyd says it was that personality that helped him win off the field as well.
“Roger was just a true business professional and was very, very successful at it, no matter what he put his hands on,” he says.
Another moment of silence is planned for later in the tournament in memory of Burns.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Garreth MacDonald
