SOUTH MERLAND, N.S. — A 53-year-old man is dead after an ATV rollover in South Merland on Saturday evening.
Around 6:18 p.m., RCMP received word of a single ATV crash off South Merland Road.
Guysborough County District RCMP is investigating a fatal ATV crash that occurred yesterday in South Merland: https://t.co/P0lUymArKY pic.twitter.com/hmyPDUn1wV
— RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) May 5, 2024
On arrival, Mounties learned that an ATV was travelling north with two occupants on a dirt road parallel to Highway 16 towards Upper Big Tracadie, before crashing and rolling over.
The driver of the ATV, a 62-year-old Upper Big Tracadie man, suffered serious injuries and was taken to an Antigonish hospital by ambulance and then airlifted to a hospital in Halifax.
The 53-year-old male passenger from Antigonish was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Nova Scotia's medical examiner service is involved in the ongoing investigation.
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