A 20-year-old Sydney man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

On Saturday, just before 6 p.m., police, fire and EHS responded to Highway 125 near Point Edward where a Honda Civic had overturned.

The driver and sole occupant had been ejected from the car and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Highway 125 was closed for several hours and has since reopened.

The investigation is ongoing.