A Petrolia man died after he was ejected from his vehicle during a crash early Monday in Liberty Township, Mercer County, according to state police.

Matthew Bell, 28, was driving his Mazda Miata north on Slippery Rock Road around 1:46 a.m. with passenger Trenton Snow, 22, of Grove City, when the crash occurred.

According to a news release, Bell’s vehicle veered off the left side of the roadway, striking a mailbox, then a ditch.

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