RCMP responds to serious collision in Hatchet Lake

August 26, 2021
Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia

News release

Halifax District RCMP is investigating after a motor vehicle collision on Prospect Rd. in Hatchet Lake.

At 7 a.m. on August 25, police were notified of a motor vehicle collision on Prospect Rd. Police, fire and EHS attended the scene and found that a motorcycle had been travelling southbound and struck a car crossing the roadway.

The motorcycle rider, a 24-year-old man from Westphal, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital by LifeFlight. The occupants of the car struck by the motorcycle were uninjured.

A collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

File #21-103517

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Contact information

Cpl. Lisa Croteau
Public Information Officer
Halifax District RCMP
Cell : 902-830-5695
Email : lisa.croteau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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