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New Brunswick man dies in suspected collision with a tree

Lee Brown / The Canadian Press

New Brunswick RCMP say a man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Fredericton Junction.

Police responded to a crash at around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday on Sunbury Drive.

A 44-year-old man from Vespra, N.B., was taken to hospital and later died from his injuries.

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Police say a passenger in the car, a 25-year-old woman, was also taken to hospital, where she remains as of Sunday.

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“The crash is believed to have occurred when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a tree,” RCMP said in a release.

Police ask anyone with information about the incident to call the Oromocto RCMP.

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Mounties say the investigation is ongoing.

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