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New Brunswick RCMP continue to investigate fatal crash in Tide Head

New Brunswick RCMP continue to investigate a fatal crash on Highway 11 in Tide Head, N.B. File / Global News

New Brunswick RCMP are continuing to investigate a fatal crash that occurred Monday on Highway 11 in Tide Head, N.B.

The Mounties say they responded to the scene of the single-vehicle crash shortly after 2 p.m.

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Police believe the crash occurred when the vehicle left the road and hit a cement pole at the Tide Head weight scale.

The driver and lone occupant of the car, a 69-year-old man from Campbellton, N.B., died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained during the crash.

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An RCMP collision reconstructionist is assisting with the investigation and is asking anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the vehicle before it left the road to call 506-789-6000.

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