Construction worker badly injured after being struck by vehicle in Hammonds Plains, N.S.
A construction worker is badly injured after he was struck by a car in Hammonds Plains, N.S., on Thursday, said an RCMP in a news release.
RCMP, fire services and EHS responded to a report that a vehicle had collided with a pedestrian around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Hammonds Plains Road and Yankeetown Road.
Officers learned a Hyundai Kona struck a worker holding a traffic sign after stopping in a construction zone.
The 63-year-old worker suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.
The driver of the Kona, an 82-year-old Hacketts Cove woman, did not suffer physical injuries.
The Halifax Regional Detachment of the RCMP is investigating the collision.
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