RCMP investigates fatal ATV crash in Antigonish

The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Posted Jan 16, 2026 01:43:45 PM.

Last Updated Jan 16, 2026 01:57:52 PM.

Mounties are investigating a fatal ATV crash that took place in Antigonish early Friday morning.

At roughly 5:30 a.m., emergency crews responded to a report of an ATV crash on Addington Forks Road.

Police said officers found the driver, a 40-year-old man from North Grant, dead near the ATV.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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