The RCMP are investigating a fatal ATV crash in Conception Harbour. (Liny Lamberink/CBC)

Police are investigating an ATV crash on the Avalon Peninsula that left one man dead.

In a news release, the RCMP say around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday the Holyrood RCMP detachment got a report of a crash in Conception Harbour from a driver who was passing by the scene.

"A motorist came upon the overturned ATV that was towing a trailer, resting in a ditch on the side of the road. The lone occupant of the ATV died at the scene," said the statement.

The unnamed man was 71-years-old.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is involved in the investigation.