Man, 26, dies in single-vehicle crash in Belledune

CBC

8 September 2024 at 9:30 am·1-min read

Officers responded to the single-vehicle accident in Belledune on Saturday around 6:40 p.m. (Daniel McHardie/CBC - image credit)

A 26-year-old man died on Saturday evening after the vehicle he was driving rolled over several times, according to the New Brunswick RCMP.

Officers responded to the single-vehicle accident in Belledune around 6:40 p.m., according to a news release.

The driver from Petit-Rocher-Nord died at the scene on Colony Road.

RCMP say a passenger, a 30-year-old man, was injured and transported to hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

"The crash is believed to have occurred when the vehicle lost control on a dirt road, and rolled over several times," RCMP say.

An investigation is underway.

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