**** RCMP Media Release
Lunenburg County District RCMP investigate fatal collision
Lunenburg County District RCMP is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in East Chester.
On March 7, at approximately 11:05 a.m., Lunenburg County District RCMP, fire, and EHS responded to a report of a collision on Hwy. 103 involving two vehicles. Upon arrival at the scene, both vehicles were engulfed in flames. RCMP officers learned that a black Dodge RAM and a tractor trailer travelling in opposite directions collided.
The driver and sole occupant of the Dodge RAM, a 51-year-old Hammonds Plains man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The two occupants of the tractor trailer reported minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
A collision reconstructionist attended the scene. The investigation remains ongoing, and is being assisted by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service.
