Nova Scotia

Driver, 18, killed in Pubnico crash

In a news release, Nova Scotia RCMP said a single-vehicle crash was reported on Highway 335 near Cross Road. Police said a pickup truck, a GMC Sierra, left the road and ended up in a ditch.

A passenger in the vehicle, a 21-year-old man, was taken to hospital with serious injuries

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Yarmouth Rural RCMP are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Pubnico, N.S., that was reported early Friday morning. (Robert Short/CBC)

An 18-year-old Lower West Pubnico, N.S., man died in a single-vehicle crash in Pubnico, N.S., early Friday morning.

In a news release, Nova Scotia RCMP said the crash was reported on Highway 335 near Cross Road shortly after midnight.

Police said a pickup truck, a GMC Sierra, left the roadway and landed in a ditch.

The 18-year-old man who was driving was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger, a 21-year-old man from Lower West Pubnico, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The highway was closed for several hours following the crash.

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