Inverness County District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash in Cape Breton Highlands National Park over the weekend.
On August 10, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Inverness County District RCMP, fire, EHS and Parks Canada responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on the Cabot Trail at North Mountain.
Responders located a motorcycle that had hit the guardrail. The motorcycle rider, a 21-year-old man from Victoria County, was transported to hospital by EHS and pronounced deceased.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the crash; the investigation is ongoing.
A section of the Cabot Trail on North Mountain was closed for several hours and has since reopened.