CITYnews halifax / By Dan Ahlstrand
RCMP were called to a single-vehicle crash on Thursday at Peggys Cove Road around 9:20 p.m.
When emergency services arrived on the scene, the vehicle was on fire. Firefighters immediately doused the flames while other first responders freed a passenger in the vehicle. The passenger’s injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
The driver, a 41-year-old man from Indian Harbour, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Peggys Cove Road was closed for several hours while police and a collision reconstructionist investigated the crash. It has since been reopened.
Police say the investigation remains ongoing.