CANNING, NOVA SCOTIA -- A 25-year-old Nova Scotia man is dead following a head-on crash on a highway north of Canning.

RCMP say the crash happened around 5:45 p.m. on Route 358 in Arlington area.

Police say a pickup truck collided with a car.

The lone occupant of the sedan, a man from New Minas, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The lone occupant of a pickup was assessed at the scene and released.