One person is dead after a car went off a steep embankment on the Forties Road Friday evening.
Lunenburg District RCMP, EHS and the New Ross Fire Department responded to the call near Franey Corner at around 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
The driver, a 56-year-old man, was pronounced dead on the scene.
The passenger, A 55-year-old woman, was taken to South Shore Regional Hospital by ambulance with life-threatening injuries.
The Forties Road was closed for approximately six hours while collision reconstructionist was on scene.



