Miramichi man dead after crash in eastern New Brunswick

RCMP responded to the scene of the crash at around 12:30 a.m. on Monday. (Shane Magee/CBC - image credit)
RCMP responded to the scene of the crash at around 12:30 a.m. on Monday. (Shane Magee/CBC - image credit)

A 43-year-old man from Miramichi is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Oak Point, about 22 kilometres northeast of the city.

RCMP said that at about 12:30 a.m. Monday, the Neguac detachment and the local fire department were dispatched to the crash on Route 11.

The driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene.

An autopsy has been scheduled to determined the man's exact cause of death, according to a news release.