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OAKES, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A man is dead after he rolled his vehicle 2.5 miles south of Oakes late Monday evening.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that the 61 year-old Crystal City, Texas man was traveling north on 111th Avenue SE south of Highway 11 at around 11:45 PM. The man failed to maintain control on his vehicle on the gravel road, left the east side of the roadway and over-corrected.

The 2001 GMC Yukon then rolled from the roadway into the west ditch. The man transported to CHI Oakes Hospital for medical treatment where he died.

The crash remains under investigation. The North Dakota Highway Patrol was assisted by the Dickey County Sheriff’s office, Oakes Police Department, and Oakes Fire and Rescue.