Sunday afternoon saw a double fatality resulting from a motorcycle collision in Guysborough
County.
At around 5 p.m. on Sunday evening, Guysborough County RCMP, fire, and EHS responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 7 in Melrose. Police said they discovered the motorcycle hit the shoulder of the road, then the guardrail, before coming to rest in the middle of the road. Both the driver, a 64-year-old Ontario man, and passenger, a 54-year-old Tangier woman, were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police closed the road for several hours and a collision re-constructionist attended the scene. The investigation is ongoing.