A 23-year-old Fredericton man is dead following a single-vehicle collision in Lincoln, N.B.

The RCMP responded to the crash on Route 102 shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday.

Police say an eastbound vehicle left the road and struck a hydro pole. The driver died at the scene.

He was the only person inside the vehicle at the time.

Police say the cause of the crash remains under investigation, but they believe speed may have been a factor.