A 22-year-old St. Brieux area man is dead after his vehicle left the road and struck a power pole Friday night.

Melfort RCMP, Melfort Ambulance and Melfort Fire Department were called to the scene, two kilometres west of St. Brieux on Highway 779, at 10:06 p.m., Staff Sgt. Deon Marquis said.

The vehicle was traveling westbound at the time of the crash.

The driver was the only occupant and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash is under investigation and the cause is not yet known, Marquis said.