N.S. man dead after two-vehicle crash on Highway 103
A man is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 103 in East River early Saturday morning.
Lunenburg District RCMP, paramedics and firefighters were called just before 1 a.m. when a Suzuki SX4 collided head-on with a Ford F150 near Exit 7. In a news release, RCMP said the Suzuki crossed over the centre line just before the collision.
The driver and sole occupant of the Suzuki, a 63-year-old man from Musquodoboit Harbour, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Ford, a 60-year-old man from East Preston, was not injured. The passenger of the truck, a 52-year-old man from Dartmouth, suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
The highway was closed for several hours while investigators worked at the scene, but has since reopened.
