Man, 19, dies in single-vehicle crash in Pictou County

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21 September 2024 at 4:11 pm

A 19-year-old man died early Saturday in a car crash in Thorburn, N.S. (David Bell/CBC - image credit)

A 19-year-old Blue Mountain man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Thorburn, Pictou County.

In a media release, Pictou County District RCMP say they responded along with fire and EHS to a report of a vehicle crash at 6:30 a.m. Saturday on Sherbrooke Road.

Upon arriving at the scene, RCMP officers learned that a car had left the roadway and entered the ditch. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say an investigation has begun.

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