Man dies in dirt bike crash near Halifax

A man has died following a dirt bike crash in Beaver Bank, N.S., early Saturday morning.

A man is dead following a dirt bike crash near Halifax.

Halifax Regional RCMP is investigating the fatal crash in Beaver Bank, N.S. Responders pronounced the driver and sole rider, a 24-year-old from the area, dead at the scene.

RCMP “responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Meadowbrook Drive and Pinebrook Drive” at approximately 1:20 a.m. Saturday, said a news release.

Upon arrival, RCMP learned the driver was travelling on Pinebrook Drive when the dirt bike left the road and came to rest in a ditch.

RCMP say that a collision reconstructionist attended the crash scene.

The intersection was closed for several hours but has reopened.

The investigation is ongoing.

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