Nova Scotia

Lower Sackville man, 58, dies in single-vehicle crash

A 58-year-old man from Lower Sackville is dead after his motorhome left the road in Middle Stewiacke Thursday night.

RCMP say they responded to a call around 9:05 p.m. Thursday on Highway 289

The RCMP crest with a buffalo head in the centre is seen on a car door.
A Lower Sackville man died Thursday when his motorhome left the roadway near Middle Stewiacke. (Laura Meader/CBC)

A 58-year-old man from Lower Sackville is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Middle Stewiacke Thursday night.

RCMP say emergency services responded to a call about the crash around 9:05 p.m. on Highway 289.

Officers learned that a motorhome had been travelling down the highway when it left the road and came to a stop in a ditch.

The driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was taken to hospital and was later pronounced dead.

Highway 289 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.