New Brunswick man, 40, dies in single-vehicle crash

A 40-year-old man from Jacksontown, N.B., died following a single-vehicle crash in Waterville-Carleton, N.B., said an RCMP news release Saturday.

At approximately 7:50 a.m. Saturday, Western Valley Region RCMP, Ambulance New Brunswick and Hartland Fire Department responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Route 590.

The 40-year-old man and the vehicle’s sole occupant died at the scene as a result of his injuries the release said.

The crash is believed to have occurred when the vehicle left the road, went down a large embankment and ended up in a brook.

An RCMP reconstructionist and member of the New Brunswick coroner’s office are assisting with the ongoing investigation.

An autopsy is scheduled to determine the driver’s exact cause of death.

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