West District RCMP are investigating a single-vehicle crash Thursday in the Pennfield area that claimed the life of a 54-year-old man.

Shortly after 4:30 p.m., police and emergency personnel responded to a crash on Route 1 in Pocologan, N.B. Police say a pickup truck travelling in the westbound lane went off the road and rolled-over. The vehicle came to rest in the median.

Corporal Dan Smith said the victim and lone occupant of the truck, a 54-year-old man from Crocker Hill, died at the scene as a result of his injuries.

The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

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