Upper Kennetcook man killed after car crashes into house

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. Police in Nova Scotia have charged a man with abduction following a June 7 Amber Alert in southern Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The RCMP says a 19-year-old man is dead after a crash in East Hants on Thursday.

According to police, a Toyota Camry veered off Highway 215 in Walton around 12 p.m. The vehicle rolled and came to rest against a house.

“The driver and sole occupant of the Camry, a 19-year-old man from Upper Kennetcook, was located deceased at the scene,” the RCMP said in a media release. “Nobody at the residence was physically injured.”

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Police say Highway 215 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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