Carbonear man dead following single vehicle crash on Veterans Memorial Highway

A Carbonear man is dead followinga single vehicle accidentnear Tilton on the Veterans Memorial Highway on Thursday, the RCMP have confirmed.

The 57-year-old died after his vehicle left the road and rolled over in a ditcharound 4:30 p.m. between the Spaniard's Bay and Tilton exits. He was the only person in the vehicle.

As of 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the road was still closed and traffic was beingdiverted through New Harbour Road, Spaniard's Bay.

The Spaniard's Bay Volunteer Fire Department and a traffic analyst werealso on the scene of the crash. Police are investigating.