3 teens injured, one critically in Pictou County car crash

Threeteens were taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash in PictouCounty early Sunday morning, one with life-threatening injuries.

According to an RCMP news release, emergency services responded to a report of a crash in Eden Lake at 12:15 a.m.

A Toyota Corolla was travelling on Sherbrooke Road when it left the road and struck a ditch, the release said.

Police said one of the passengers was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and had life-threatening injuries.

The 16-year-old from Pictou County was taken to a local hospital by ambulance and later airlifted to a Halifax hospital.

The driver, an 18-year-old from Scotch Hill and another passenger, a 17-year-old from Pictou,had minor injuries and were taken to hospital.

Sherbrooke Road was closed following the crash but has since reopened.

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