TATAMAGOUCHE, N.S. -- Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a 60-year-old Nova Scotia man dead.

Police say the accident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Friday on Highway 311 near the community of Balfron.

Emergency Health Services, the Tatamagouche fire department and the RCMP responded to the crash.

They say the driver, a Colchester County man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police didn't provide any details about the accident.

The highway was closed for several hours and traffic was rerouted.