Snowmobiler killed after being hit by fire truck in Collingwood Corner

CITYnews halifax / By Dan Ahlstrand

Cumberland County District RCMP are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash that occurred on Wyvern Road in Collingwood Corner, northwest of Truro.

On Feb.21, at approximately 10:20 p.m., RCMP, fire services, and paramedics responded to a report of a crash.

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Police determined that a man operating a snowmobile left the roadway and struck a snowbank before coming to rest.

While being attended to in the roadway, the 28-year-old Springhill man was struck by a fire truck. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

The Nova Scotia RCMP Collision and Reconstruction Service team is assisting with the ongoing investigation. Both the snowmobile and fire truck have been seized.