A Gallipolis man is dead following an accident late Thursday night in Gallia County.

The accident happened just after 11:00pm on Mill Creek Road, just outside Galliopolis.

The Ohio Highway Patrol says 68-year old James V Polcyn was traveling south, when his car drove off the right side of the road and hit a tree.

The road was closed for about an hour.

Troopers say Polcyn was not wearing a seat belt.

The cause is still under investigation.