A man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Minden on Wednesday morning.
According to Haliburton Highlands OPP, around 10:35 a.m., officers responded to reports that a westbound vehicle on Highway 118 had travelled over a guardrail and rolled over west of Big East Lake, about 25 kilometres northwest of the village of Minden.
OPP say the 59-year-old driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was the lone occupant in the vehicle.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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The highway lanes were closed for several hours as OPP investigated. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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