Man dies hours after single-vehicle crash in Bas-Caraquet, N.B.

A 41-year-old man has died after a crash in Bas-Caraquet, N.B., on Saturday.

New Brunswick RCMP say that shortly after 1 a.m., officers responded to a report of the sudden death of a man at a home in Bas-Caraquet.

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Police determined that the man had been involved in a crash a few hours earlier.

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The Mounties believe the man had been driving on Morais Street in Bas-Caraquet when his vehicle left the road and rolled into a ditch. He was the only person in the crash.

A passerby picked the man up and drove him to the residence.

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A few hours later, police say the man died as the result of injuries sustained in the crash.

The RCMP’s investigation into the incident is ongoing.