Youth killed in Musquodoboit Harbour rollover car crash

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Posted May 8, 2026 12:54:04 PM.

Last Updated May 8, 2026 01:01:39 PM.

Police are investigating a fatal car crash in Musquodoboit Harbour early Friday morning.

At roughly 3:37 a.m., emergency crews responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash involving a Honda Civic on Ostrea Lake Road.

Police said the vehicle crossed the roadway and rolled into the ditch.

The youth driver and a youth passenger were then taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, while a second youth passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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