A young man is dead following a single-vehicle collision in Moncton early Thursday.
RCMP responded to the crash on Morton Avenue around 2:15 a.m.
They say the vehicle was travelling westbound near Crowley Farm Road when it veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole.
The 21-year-old driver, and lone occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene.
Police say speed was a contributing factor and that the victim was not wearing a seatbelt.
The name of the victim is not being released until his family has been notified.
