Police investigating after Yarmouth woman dies in car crash

YARMOUTH, N.S. — Police say a twovehicle crash claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman from Yarmouth, N.S., on Friday.

Yarmouth Rural RCMP responded to the collision between a pickup truck and an SUV on Highway 340 in Deerfield, about 20 kilometres north of Yarmouth, at around 4 p.m. They say the woman driving the SUV was found deceased.

The 46-year-old male driver and sole occupant of the truck was not injured.

Both lanes of the highway were closed for several hours and have since been reopened.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.