Antigonish County District RCMP say one man is dead following a car-pedestrian collision early last evening.
Police, fire and EHS were called to the scene on James Street in Antigonish at 5:45 p.m. where a car struck a pedestrian.
RCMP say the 83-year-old pedestrian was transported to hospital where he later died. The driver and sole occupant of the car, a 67-year-old Antigonish man wasn’t hurt.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist also visited the site; an investigation is continuing.
James Street was closed for several hours.