N.S. man, 22, killed in highway collision: RCMP
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A 22-year-old man has died following an collision on Nova Scotia Highway 101 early Tuesday morning.
Windsor RCMP says at approximately 12:25 a.m. on June 1, officers were called to the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision near Exit 7 on Highway 101, near Falmouth, N.S.
Police say a pick-up truck had been travelling eastbound, lost control and veered sideways into the path of an oncoming tractor trailer.
The driver of the pick-up truck, a 22-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured.
Highway 101 between Exits 6 and 8 was closed for several hours Tuesday, as a collision reconstructionist attended the scene.
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