Eskasoni man dead after side-by-side vehicle rolls down embankment

Eskasoni RCMP were called after 1:30 a.m. with reports that a side-by-side had rolled into a river. The 23-year-old passenger died in the crash.

RCMP said the incident happened early Friday morning

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Eskasoni RCMP said the driver of the side-by-side was not injured, but the passenger died as a result of the early morning accident. (David Bell/CBC)

A 23-year-old Eskasoni man is dead following an accident with a side-by-side off-road vehicle Friday morning in the Cape Breton community.

Eskasoni RCMP were called to a report that a side by side had slid off a trail and rolled down an embankment into a river.

When Mounties responded at 1:32 a.m., they discovered the 28-year-old driver, also from Eskasoni, was not injured. But the passenger did not survive.

RCMP did not provide any details regarding the crash, and said an investigation is ongoing.

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