Nova Scotia

Woman, 19, dead after single-car crash in Yarmouth County

A 19-year-old woman is dead following a crash Friday night on Highway 1 near Darlings Lake, N.S.

Crash occurred on Highway 1 nears Darlings Lake

An RCMP vehicle is pictured.
RCMP say a woman from Eskasoni was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 216. (David Bell/CBC)

A 19-year-old woman died in single-vehicle crash Friday night in Yarmouth County.

Yarmouth RCMP responded to a call on Highway 1 near Darlings Lake at 10:24 p.m.

According to a news release, the car was heading south when it struck a guardrail and crashed.

The driver from nearby Port Maitland, who was the only occupant of the car, was pronounced dead at the scene. 

RCMP are investigating.