Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash outside Truro, N.S.

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A man has died after a motorcycle and vehicle collided in South Maitland, N.S., Sunday afternoon.

East Hants District RCMP responded to the two-vehicle crash in the 10300 block of Highway 215 shortly after 2 p.m.

“Officers learned that a southbound motorcycle and a northbound Mazda MX-5 had collided,” said the RCMP in a news release Monday.

The driver of the motorcycle, a 71-year-old man from Lower Truro, N.S., died at the scene.

The driver and passenger of the Mazda, both from Truro, weren’t physically injured.

Highway 215 was closed for several hours while an RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene. It has since reopened.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the collision and anyone with dashcam footage to contact the East Hants District RCMP at 902-883-7077.

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