Man dies in vehicle collision likely caused by medical incident: police

    East Hants RCMP cruiser at an event in Enfield. (Healey photo)

    HAMMONDS PLAINS: A 72-year-old man has died following a single vehicle collision in Hammonds Plains on April 27.

    RCMP say at approximately 8:40 p.m., RCMP officers, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Kingswood Dr. and Terradore Ln.

    “Investigators learned that a Ford Edge travelling on Terradore Ln. went through the intersection, struck a fire hydrant, and came to rest in the tree line,” RCMP said in a release.

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    The driver, a 72-year-old Hammonds Plains man, who was pronounced deceased at the scene, is believed to have suffered a medical incident.

    The passenger, a 70-year-old Hammonds Plains woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS.

    The investigation remains ongoing.

    File #: 25-58591