RCMP Investigate Fatal Crash in Thorburn

Sep 21, 2024 | Local News

Pictou County District RCMP say one person is dead following a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Thorburn.

RCMP say around 6:30 am Police, EHS personnel and firefighters were called to the scene in the 9000 block on Sherbrooke Road.

Police say officers learned that a blue Honda Civic left the roadway and entered the ditch.  

The driver and sole occupant of the car, a 19-year-old Blue Mountain man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A collision reconstructionist visited the crash site.  The investigation is ongoing, and is being assisted by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service.

 

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