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SiRT involved after man jumped from moving vehicle, resisted arrest

By News Aug 29, 2025 | 10:56 AM

The province’s police watch dog is looking into the case of a man who has a serious head injury after he reportedly jumped from a moving vehicle near New Minas and resisted arrest.

SiRT says it happened on the afternoon of August 25.

RCMP were called to help paramedics on Highway 1.

A struggled broke out before he was taken into custody under the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act.

He was taken to a local hospital, then later airlifted to Halifax.