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Propane truck removed; Cobequid Pass reopens

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in northern Nova Scotia has reopened after a propane truck went off the road in the Cobequid Pass on Tuesday afternoon.

Truck removed from area early Wednesday afternoon

A truck overturned on its side in the snow in the dark.
A section of Highway 104 has reopened after a truck crash on Tuesday. (Name withheld by request)

A damaged propane truck that went off the road onthe Cobequid Pass on Tuesday afternoon has been removed from the area.

The section of theTrans-Canada Highway in northern Nova Scotia reopened on Wednesday afternoon.

A controlled burn of the remaining propane was conducted to allow the truck to be safely removed.

In a recent update, government spokesperson Gary Andrea said plows have salted the area and maintenanceof the road will continue. He advised drivers to proceed with cautionthrough that section.

The four-lane highway wasclosed in both directions and traffic wasbeing diverted at exits 7 and 11 onto Highway 4, a secondary road thatruns parallel tothe main highway, the RCMP said in a tweet.

RCMP Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said Tuesday the road was closed as a precautionand to make it easier to get equipment to the truck, which was on its side in the ditch.

It was snowing at the time of the crash.

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