Canning firefighters respond to fatal crash in Woodside

BY KIRK STARRATT

kstarratt@kentvilleadvertiser.ca

NovaNewsNow.com

Canning firefighters responded to the scene of a fatal single-vehicle crash in Woodside early Friday morning.

Deputy Chief Scott Cruickshank said the crash occurred near the intersection of the Black Hole Road and Woodside Road in Woodside. There was a fatality involved and the RCMP is investigating the matter.

RCMP Corporal Larry Emery said EHS paramedics pronounced a 23-year-old man dead at the scene. He said the man, from the local area, was apparently driving down from the direction of the North Mountain and lost control of the vehicle near the intersection and crossed from one side of the road to the other, rolling over multiple times. The man was ejected from the vehicle.

Emery said it appears as though speed and the fact the victim wasn’t wearing a seatbelt were contributing factors in the incident.

Elsewhere, Canning firefighters responded to a travel trailer fire on Weaver Road in Medford Saturday evening, Aug. 23. Cruickshank said the trailer was completely destroyed by the time firefighters arrived on the scene. The blaze is under investigation by the RCMP and the provincial Fire Marshal’s office. Kentville firefighters responded in mutual aid.

Canning firefighters responded to a call for medical assistance on Highway 358 in Arlington late Tuesday evening, Aug. 26.

Wolfville firefighters responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 101 west of Exit 10 Monday, Aug. 25 at 10:28 p.m. However, Chief Tim MacLeod said it turned out to be a non-event.

Kentville firefighters responded to a fire alarm sounding in Centreville Friday evening, Aug. 22.

Kentville responded to a call that came in as a motorcycle rollover by Thorpe Road Friday, Aug. 22, but Chief Shawn Ripley said it turned out that someone had upset a motorcycle in a driveway.

Kentville firefighters responded to two car fires in Ward Pit on Spittal Road Sunday afternoon, Aug. 24 as part of the Coldbrook and District Lions’ “Bash for Cash” demolition derby fundraiser.

Kentville responded to the scene of a car hitting a utility pole at the intersection of Wade and Oakdene streets Tuesday, Aug. 26. Ripley said firefighters had to deal with a fluid leak as a result of the crash.

Kentville firefighters responded to a call for medical assistance on Oakdene Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 27.

New Minas firefighters responded to a sprinkler alarm call at Innovative Systems and The Kings County Advertiser building early Wednesday morning, Aug. 27.