A 46-year-old woman is dead after a motorcycle crash on Highway 2 in Stewiacke.

RCMP say it happened Wednesday night around 9:30 p.m. between Main Street and George Street.

The motorcycle left the road and crashed into a ditch.

The Salmon River woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the motorcycle, a 61-year-old man from Shubenacadie East, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.