**** RCMP Media Release
RCMP investigates fatal crash in Pleasant River
Queens District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Pleasant River.
Yesterday, at approximately 1:20 p.m., Queens District RCMP, fire services, and EHS, responded to a report of a vehicle crash on Hwy. 208 near the 4200 block. RCMP officers learned that a Mercedes Sprinter van was travelling on the highway when it left the roadway and came to rest in the ditch.
The driver and lone occupant, a 44-year-old man from the Halifax Regional Municipality, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
Hwy. 208 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.
