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Driver seriously injured when vehicle hits tree, fire hydrant in Halifax

SaltWire Network | Posted: Oct. 11, 2019, 7:56 a.m. | Updated: Oct. 11, 2019, 10:01 a.m. | 1 Min Read
Halifax police file photo. (Chronicle Herald)
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A driver was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after losing control of their vehicle and hitting a tree and fire hydrant in Halifax early Friday morning. 

At 1:26 a.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to the single-vehicle crash in the 2200 block of Connaught Avenue, police said in a news release. 

The driver was travelling northbound on Connaught Avenue from Quinpool Road when they lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree and fire hydrant. 

The driver was taken to hospital by EHS with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries. A passenger was treated and released.

The northbound lane of Connaught Avenue, between Quinpool Road and Oak Street, was closed as police investigate. 

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