Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Lilydale.
On April 20, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Lunenburg District RCMP, fire, and EHS responded to a report of a single motor vehicle crash on Hwy. 324.
Responders located a Jeep Compass on its roof alongside the highway. The initial investigation indicates the SUV was travelling southbound when it left the roadway and struck a tree before overturning onto its roof.
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 31-year-old woman from Lunenburg, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the crash; the investigation is ongoing.
A section of Hwy. 324 was closed for several hours.
Our thoughts are with the victim’s loved ones at this difficult time.