Two people are dead and one is injured after a single-vehicle crash in Watt Section, N.S., Friday. Police responded to a 911 crash notification near civic 24040 on Highway 7 around 9:55 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a Mitsubishi Lancer that had left the road and come to rest in a wooded area. Police say the 32-year-old driver, a man from Sheet Harbour, and a 30-year-old passenger, from Halifax, were pronounced deceased at the scene. A second passenger, a 40-year-old man from Bedford, was transported to hospital by EHS with non-life-threatening injuries. Highway 7 was closed for several hours while an RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene. The investigation is ongoing. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
