One man is dead and another is in hospital after a dune buggy crashed into a culvert in Lutes Mountain, N.B.

The RCMP responded to the scene near Briggs Cross Road shortly after 12 a.m. Thursday.

Police say it appears the dune buggy hit a bump and then crashed into a deep culvert, causing the driver and passenger to be ejected from the vehicle.

The driver – a 50-year-old Moncton man – died at the scene.

The passenger – a 27-year-old man from Turtle Creek – was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police are investigating the cause of the collision.