Man, 65, suffers serious injuries after ATV crash left him trapped for 8 hours

A 65-year-old man has serious injuries after his all-terrain vehiclecrashed late Friday, leaving him pinnedin a ditch overnight.

Kings District RCMPresponded to a off-road vehicle collision on Stirling Road in Sunken Lake, about 15 kilometres south of New Minas, around 7:05 a.m. Saturday.

Police say when they arrived they found that theATV had left the road crashed in a ditch. The driver had been pinned under the ATVfor about eight hours before he was able to call for help.

Cpl. Chris Marshall said it's unclear how the man called police, but he expects he flagged someone down.

"The area of Stirling Road in Sunken Lake is nota super remote area," Marshall said. "There would be homes and those kindsof things in the area,but I'm not entirely certain how he was able to get a hold of 911."

Police say the man suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital in Halifax.

Marshall said the cause of the crash is unknown and the investigation is ongoing.