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A fatal motorcycle crash in Digby over the weekend.

RCMP say it was Sunday just before 4pm when a motorcycle lost control while navigating a tun on Hwy 1 in Smiths Cove, then came to rest against a guardrail.

The driver, a 63-year-old man, and the passenger, a 73-year-old woman both suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital, where the woman later died.

The investigation is ongoing.