15-year-old driver dies in early morning Stellarton crash - Action News
Home WebMail Sunday, November 10, 2024, 07:30 PM | Calgary | 0.9°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
Nova Scotia

15-year-old driver dies in early morning Stellarton crash

A 15-year-old is dead after police say the vehicle they were driving crashed into a power pole and then a large tree in Stellarton, N.S., early Thursday morning.

Victim died at the scene after police say vehicle crashed into power pole, tree

The side of a vehicle that says Stellarton Police is shown.
Police in Stellarton, N.S., said they responded to the scene of the crash at 4:15 a.m. Thursday. (Robert Short/CBC)

A 15-year-old is dead after police say the vehicle they were driving crashed into a power pole and then a large tree in Stellarton, N.S., early Thursday morning.

Stellarton police Sgt. Paul Veenhuis said late in the morning that officers were still seeking insight into why someone so young was behind the wheel.

Police were called to the sceneon Bridge Avenueat 4:15 a.m. local time. The crashmay have been caused by high speed, Veenhuis said, although he cautioned that an RCMP accident reconstruction unit was still examining the scene.

"We're still very early in the investigation stage here," he said.

The teenage driver died at the scene.Veenhuis could not say if anybody else was in the vehicle.