Man dies in five-vehicle crash near Ellershouse : RCMP

ST. CROIX – A 23-year-old Hants County man is dead and four people injured following a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 101 this morning that involved a Nova Scotia Power truck.

Police and emergency crews responded to the scene around 8 a.m. Thursday. They say the victim’s vehicle was pinned between a cube van and a Nova Scotia Power truck that was towing a Volkswagon.

The Volkswagon then went on to collide with a Hyundai Accent.
A 50-year-old male driver and a 24-year-old female passenger, both of Kings County, were in the cube van.

A 56-year-old Dartmouth man was behind the wheel of the Nova Scotia Power truck, while a 43-year-old man was driving the Hyundai Accent.
Police say they were treated for minor injuries and released.

The victim has been identified as a 23-year-old Hants County man. His name has not been released.

Nova Scotia Power says the line truck was being driven from the Annapolis Valley to its Lakeside depot by an employee of a professional driving firm at the time of the collision. The utility contracts the firm to move its vehicles between locations.

Police say the eastbound lanes between exits 3 and 4 remain closed while they investigate. Traffic is being rerouted to Highway 14.

Motorists are being asked to avoid the area and to take alternate routes.
An RCMP traffic analyst has been called in to investigate the cause of the collision.

Windsor RCMP is asking anyone with information about the crash to call 902-798-2207.

Agencies/Canadajournal