A 25-year-old Pictou County man died in a fatal crash on Highway 104 Wednesday morning after a car collided with a logging truck.
Mounties say the collision happened shortly after 5 a.m. just past the on-ramp at Exit 26.
The car, driven by the deceased, was headed towards Cape Breton when it veered over the centre lane and struck a logging truck going towards New Glasgow head-on.
The tractor trailer overturned, ending up in a ditch beside the sign advertising Stellarton 24, and caught on fire.
Firefighters from Thorburn, Plyouth and New Glasgow were all called to the scene.
The male operator of the logging truck was rescued from the cab and taken to hospital in New Glasgow for treatment of his injuries.
Highway 104 was closed between exits 25 and 26 and Mounties expected it to remain closed for a good portion of the day while an accident reconstructionist worked on the scene. Detours are in place.
Check back at www.ngnews.ca for further updates as they become available.
One man dead after Highway 104 crash
One man dead after Highway 104 crash
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- ohdear
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:43:32
Does anyone know if it was a person from prom party? If the person was a graduate, when will we know who it is?
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- Hurts
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:26:04
It was not an older couple.. I know the person involved, very sad day
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- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:25:57
I read in the Chronicle Harold that it was one man, and he was in his 20's. I wish we knew who it was...
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- Dawn
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:25:14
According to the Herald (online addition) it was a man in his 20s. Sad!
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- Jeanie
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:19:16
I stand corrected. I was only hoping to ease someone's mind. I guess we will all know more as times passes. It is very sad.
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- Pat R.
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:00:26
everyone crying about seeing the name of the deceased ,hell-then when they do see it,they cry because the ngnews published it to soon,bunch of hippacrits if you ask me...
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- Jeanie
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:47:05
I was told it was an older couple. Still sad, no matter what
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- b
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:46:26
In the pic it looks as if the truck was heading toward new glasgow so the car was most likely coming from new glasgow, not from where the party was.
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- just me
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:45:08
The Herald states it was a young man, in his mid 20's and that he was alone in the car. Whether or not thats true, who knows ...
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- shocked
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:39:55
i am very shocked that no body blamed the rucked drivewr yet for going to fast or being over weight. but as you can see people the car crossed the center line so accidents involving heavy trucks there not always to blame. rip buddy your gonna be missed
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- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:38:10
Everything is saying it was a 25 year old man heading toward Cape Brenton and the truck was heading into New Glasgow. As Far as I know it had nothing to do with the Grad party from last night.
