Man found dead after ATV crash: N.S. RCMP

A 39-year-old man is dead following an ATV crash in rural Cape Breton on Tuesday.

A 39-year-old man from Whiteside, N.S., has died after an ATV crash Tuesday.

Richmond County District RCMP responded to a report of an overturned side-by-side around 10:20 p.m. on Buchanan Road.

The man was found dead alongside the road.

“The responding officer identified the victim as a 39-year-old man of Whiteside, and the off-highway vehicle was a blue Can-Am side-by-side,” a news release from the RCMP said.

RCMP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Services attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Richmond County District RCMP at 902-226-2533 or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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