Regional Police say a 19 year-old woman is dead after a single vehicle crash on King’s Road in Howie Centre on Saturday night.
Police say they got called to the scene across from the Irving Oil gas station shortly after 11:00.
They say officers found a severely damaged Honda Civic in the field off the road, that had snapped a power pole in half.
Police say two passengers were found on the ground, and the driver was trapped inside the vehicle.
The 19-year-old and a 20-year-old man were taken to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, where police say the woman was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries.
The man remains in hospital for treatment of his injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening while the 18 year-old who was the driver was airlifted to Halifax hospital where he remains in critical condition.