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Highway 210 between Labelle Road and Greenfield is closed after a transport truck “jackknifed” on the road just before noon Thursday.
Emergency crews are on scene. RCMP have asked motorists to avoid the area.
The road has since been reopened.
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A 27-year-old Liverpool man has died after an ATV crash on Old Port Mouton Road in Liverpool on Thursday afternoon.
When Queens District RCMP and other first responders arrived at the scene at about 1 p.m., they found an overturned ATV in the ditch. The driver of the ATV was found dead beside the vehicle.
RCMP said a part of Old Port Mouton Road would be closed for a few hours. A collision reconstruction specialist was on the scene and police continue to investigate.
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By Rick Conrad
A 66-year-old Chester Grant man is in hospital after his logging truck rolled and hit a power pole in Buckfield, Queens County, on Sunday morning, RCMP said Monday.
Queens District RCMP, firefighters and EHS responded to a single-vehicle crash at 10:52 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 210 and Labelle Road. The tractor trailer was travelling westbound on Highway 210 and suffered extensive damage.
The intersection was closed for several hours and residents were without power as Nova Scotia Power crews replaced the damaged pole. Power has been restored to the area and the road is reopened.
The driver, who was the only person in the truck, had to be extracted from the truck. He was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to hospital. RCMP said in a news release Monday that his injuries are not life-threatening.
Queens District RCMP are still investigating.
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