A 17-year-old girl has died after the vehicle she was driving struck a utility pole in Annapolis County on Sunday.
RCMP say they were called to the collision at 6:47 p.m. on Feb. 3 on Hwy. 201 in Centrelea, N.S.
It appears the driver lost control of the vehicle while turning on the highway. The vehicle then hit a pole and overturned into the ditch, according to authorities.
A retired police officer and other bystanders assisted at the scene until RCMP, volunteer firefighters and paramedics arrived.
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The driver had to be extricated from the vehicle and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, before being airlifted to Halifax.
The driver, who was from Bridgetown, died in hospital.
The road was closed until 6 a.m. Monday, as police investigated.
They say their investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing.
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