One teen dead, two injured after collision in Pictou County

An RCMP vehicle is pictured. (CTV Atlantic / Melanie Price)

One teen has died and two others are seriously injured after a collision in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County.

Police, fire services and EHS responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash at approximately 10 p.m. on Highway 4 between Woodburn Road and Old Pine Tree Road in Pine Tree, N.S.

RCMP officers learned a Nissan Rogue left the road and struck a tree, said a Sunday news release.

The 18-year-old driver of the vehicle from New Glasgow, N.S., was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two passengers, a 16-year-old boy from Pictou County and a 19-year-old New Glasgow woman, were both taken to hospital with serious injuries.

An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene as part of the ongoing investigation.

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