A crash near the iconic Peggys Cove lighthouse claims a life

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.