2 dead after motorcycle crash in Guysborough County

Two people died after the motorcycle they were on struck the shoulder on Highway 7 in Melrose, Guysborough County, N.S., on Sunday, RCMP said.

At around5 p.m. yesterday, Guysborough District RCMP, fire and EHS were called to a report of a single vehicle crash.

The driver of the motorcycle, a 64-year-old Ontario man, and his passenger, a 64-year-old woman from Tangier, N.S., were both pronounced dead at the scene.

Highway 7 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.