Off-road vehicle crash leaves 36-year-old New Brunswick man dead

Police in New Brunswick say they are investigating a collision that left one man dead. New聽Brunswick's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

GRAND FALLS, N.B. - RCMP in New Brunswick are investigating a weekend crash that has left one man dead.

They say officers responded Saturday night to a report that a side-by-side off-road vehicle had gone off a back road in northwestern New Brunswick.

Police say in a news release today that the 36-year-old driver died at the scene near the village of Drummond as a result of his injuries.

The passenger and only other occupant of the vehicle was uninjured.

Police believe the crash happened when the driver of the side-by-side lost control of the vehicle and left the roadway.

An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.

This report by 春色直播was first published Aug. 7, 2023.

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