SIRT investigating fatal crash
Posted Nov 23, 2013 07:57:34 AM.
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BLOCKHOUSE, N.S. – The province’s Serious Incident Response Team has been called in to investigate a fatal collision near Blockhouse, Nova Scotia Friday evening.
A 23-year-old man from Lunenberg County died in the crash after an RCMP officer tried to pull him over for suspected speeding.
The crash happened around 5:15 p.m. when the Mountie attempted to pull over a car for speeding, but the driver sped away, ended up crossing the road into the ditch and then hit a tree.
The driver was pronounced dead on the scene.
The serious response team is probing the accident because it involved police.
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