Man Dead After Side By Side Crash In Eskasoni

Eskasoni RCMP say a 23 year-old Eskasoni man is dead after a side by side crash in Eskasoni, early this morning.

The Mounties say they got called shorty after 1:30 about the crash on a trail.

They say officers learned the side by side slid off the trail and rolled down a bank into a river.

The 23 year-old man who was a passenger on the side by side was taken to hospital where police say he was pronounced dead.

They say the driver of the side by side, a 28-year-old Eskasoni man was not hurt.

The investigation is ongoing.

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