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WELLINGTON: A 52-year-old Fletchers Lake man has died as the result of a single-vehicle motorcycle collision Friday night on Hwy 2 in Wellington.

N.S. RCMP Spokesman Cpl. Chris Marshall said RCMP were called about the collision at about 7:25 p.m. on Hwy 2 near Westower Communications and the Inner Strength Taekwondo dojang.

Firefighters from Station 45 (Fall River); Station 42 Wellington and Station 43 (Grand Lake) were paged to the call. EHS also responded.

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The road between Calderwood Drive and Church Road were closed for several hours as first responders worked the scene.

Traffic was being rerouted back up Hwy 2 as a result.

RCMP investigators also attended and collected details for their investigation.

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Cpl. Marshall said upon arrival, RCMP officers learned that a motorcycle had been travelling on Hwy. 2 when it left the roadway and came to rest in a ditch.

He said the lone occupant of the motorcycle, the driver, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

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