One man is dead after an accident on Route 56.

Police tells us that Johnstown resident Patrick Knapp died in an accident that happened around 11 Monday morning.

According to the coroner, Jeff Lees, the car drifted off of Route 56 in Dale Borough just before the Bedford Street exit.  The car rolled several times went into a ditch.

Lees says Knapp was the only one in the car and was found dead when first responders arrived.  He died from blunt-force trauma.  Lees is ruling the death accidental.

Police say he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and wasn’t thrown from the car.

State police along with, Dale Borough, Johnstown, and Conemaugh Township Police all responded to the accident.