A RCMP cruiser in Enfield. (Healey photo)

FALL RIVER: A 21-year-old New Brunswick man is dead following a single-vehicle rollover near Spriggs Lake on Highway 118 on Friday afternoon.

Police say that at approximately 3:10 p.m., RCMP, EHS and fire services from Station 45 Fall River and other nearby stations responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 118. 

Officers learned a Hyundai Accent was travelling south when it went off the road and into the ditch.

The driver and lone occupant of the Hyundai, a 21-year-old man from Hanwell, New Brunswick, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the crash; the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information or dashcam video of the crash is asked to contact the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment at 902-490-5050.

To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or use the P3 Tips app.

The highway was closed for several hours, but has since reopened.

File #: 25-147109