Digby RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Hwy. 101 in Joggins Bridge.
On February 13, 2023, at approximately 1:40 p.m., Digby RCMP, fire and EHS responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Hwy. 101 in Joggins Bridge. RCMP officers learned that a pickup truck was travelling on Hwy. 101 when it left the road and came to rest against a guardrail.
The driver of the pickup truck, a 65-year-old Annapolis Royal man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The passenger, a 62-year-old Weymouth woman, was uninjured.
Investigators believe that the driver suffered a medical event prior to the collision occurring and the investigation is ongoing.
Hwy. 101 was closed for approximately three hours but has since reopened.
Our thoughts are with the victim's family at this difficult time.
File #: 2023-202060