Woman killed in ATV crash on Grand Manan - CBC

RCMP responded to a fatal ATV crash on Grand Manan on Wednesday. (Michael Heenan/CBC)Social SharingNew Brunswick RCMP say a woman from Grand Manan is dead following an ATV crash on the island.

A press release on Thursday said officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash around 11:26 a.m. on Wednesday on Hill Road in Grand Harbour.

“The crash is believed to have occurred when the eastbound ATV left the roadway and entered the ditch,” the release said.

The driver and only occupant of the ATV, a 63-year-old woman from Grand Manan, died at the scene from her injuries, the release said. 

The investigation is ongoing and an autopsy has been scheduled.

Sam Farley is a Fredericton-based reporter at CBC New Brunswick. Originally from Boston, he is a journalism graduate of the University of King's College in Halifax. He can be reached at sam.farley@cbc.ca