Queens District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Pleasant River

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP investigates fatal crash in Pleasant River Queens District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Pleasant River. Yesterday, at approximately 1:20 p.m., Queens District RCMP, fire services, and EHS, responded to a report of a vehicle crash on Hwy. 208 near the 4200 block. RCMP officers learned that a Mercedes Sprinter van was travelling on the highway when it left the roadway and came to rest in the ditch. The driver and lone occupant, a 44-year-old man from the Halifax Regional Municipality, was pronounced deceased at the scene. A collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing. Hwy. 208 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.