Update: July 14

RCMP confirmed with our newsroom that the motorcycle driver succumbed to his injuries while at the hospital.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

A teenager has been seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Yarmouth.

RCMP say a motorcycle struck a pickup truck towing a boat at the intersection of Hardscratch Road and Greenville Road around noon Saturday.

The motorcyclist, a 17-year-old male from Yarmouth County, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transport to hospital by LifeFlight.

The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

RCMP say the investigation is ongoing.