1 dead, another seriously injured after crash in Lunenburg County

A man is dead and a woman was flown to hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg County Sunday afternoon.

Nova Scotia RCMP say they were called to the crash along North River Road in North River just after 1:15 p.m.

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Police say the driver lost control and overturned in a ditch. Both the driver and the passenger were ejected of the vehicle.

Police say the 31-year-old man died at the crash and a 28-year-old woman was airlifted to Halifax via LifeFlight with serious injuries.

North River Road was closed in the area and traffic was diverted to Highway 10.

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The exact cause of the crash is still being investigated.