Man arrested for impaired driving causing death following crash near Yarmouth, N.S.

An RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)

Police are investigating a fatal head-on collision near Yarmouth, N.S.

Police said officers responded to the two-vehicle collision Friday around 1:45 p.m. in South Ohio. It happened on Hardscratch Road near Highway 340.

According to RCMP, the initial investigation shows the driver of a GMC Sierra was travelling north when they collided with a Ford Ranger travelling south. The collision caused the driver of the Ford to crash into the ditch.

The Ford Ranger driver, an 82-year-old man from Arcadia, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the GMC Sierra, a 43-year-old man from Yarmouth, was arrested for impaired driving causing death after officers “observed signs of impairment.” He was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police collected a blood sample as part of the investigation.

RCMP said anyone with information or dashcam footage of the collision is asked to call police at 902-742-9106 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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