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UPDATED: 19-year-old Whycocomagh man dead after Inverness Co. crash

A 22-year-old Whycocomagh man has been arrested after an Inverness Co. crash.

RCMP say they were called on Saturday at 8 p.m. to a single vehicle collision on MacLeod Settlement Road in Glencoe.

Police say a jeep was travelling northbound when it struck a bank and rolled.

They say a 19-year-old man from Whycocomagh was pronounced dead at the scene.

RCMP say a 20-year-old woman from Mabou was ejected from the Jeep and she was transported to hospital by EHS for serious non-life threatening injuries.

Three other occupants were also treated by EHS for minor injuries.

Police say the driver took a roadside screening device test and failed, he was arrested for impaired driving and transported to Port Hawkesbury for a further breath sample.

The 22-year-old was remanded into custody and will be appearing in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on August 10th.

He is facing charges of impaired operation of a conveyance causing death and impaired operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm.

An RCMP collision analyst attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

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