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18-year-old man, teenage girl dead after car crash in Canard, N.S.

Nova Scotia police say an 18-year-old man and a teenage girl died Monday night after a car crash on Highway 358 in Canard, N.S. The Canadian Press

Nova Scotia police say an 18-year-old man and a teenage girl died Monday night after a car crash on Highway 358 in Canard, N.S.

Both were passengers in a vehicle that struck a utility pole and overturned after the driver lost control, police say.

The girl was found dead at the scene and the man died shortly after in hospital.

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The male driver and another male passenger of the vehicle sustained non-serious injuries.

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Police say officers have spoken to witnesses on-scene and the investigation of the car crash is ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact Kings District RCMP at 902-679-5555.

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