CLEVELAND, N.S. - Police say a man is dead after being ejected from a vehicle in rural Nova Scotia.

RCMP say officers were called to the single-vehicle crash in Cleveland around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

They say a truck left the road and ended up on its roof.

Police say 42-year-old Shane Michael Sampson of Loiusdale was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.