A teen is dead and two others are injured after a car crash in Cape Breton Thursday afternoon. The driver, a 19-year-old from Lingan, N.S., was pronounced dead at the scene along Highway 4 in Ben Eoin, N.S., the RCMP says. Two passengers, a Grand Mira woman, 21, and a Glace Bay man, 20, were injured and taken to hospital. First responders were called to the scene around 4:40 p.m. Thursday. The RCMP says the crash happened when the car, a Volkswagen Jetta, left the road, hit a power pole and landed in a ditch. The highway was closed for a few hours but has reopened. An investigation is underway. For more the latest Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated home page.
