West Bay man, 24, dies in crash involving transport truck

A 24-year-old man has died following a collision involving a transport truck inEast Havre Boucher, N.S., late Tuesday.

Around 9:05 p.m. AT, Antigonish County District RCMP, fire services, and paramedics responded to thecrash on Highway 104.

Officers say a transport truck travelling west toward Antigonishand a car travelling east toward Cape Breton collided.

The driver of the car, a 24-year-old man from West Bay, N.S., died at the scene. He was alone in the vehicle.

The driver of the transport truck, a 30-year-old Ontario man, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Highway 104 was closed for several hours but has since reopened. Police are continuing to investigate.