The driver of a pickup truck has died after a head-on collision with a dump truck near Port Hardy.
RCMP Cpl. Alex Bérubé said police were called to Highway 19 at the 395-kilometre marker south of Port Hardy on Friday after recieving a report of a head-on collision.
The initial evidence suggests a northbound brown Ford F350 collided with a green dump truck travelling in the other direction, Bérubé said in a statement.
The driver of the pickup died at the scene, while the driver of the dump truck was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.
Impairment is not believed to have played a role in the collision, Bérubé said.
Police ask anyone with information about the crash to contact Port Hardy RCMP at 250-949-6335.
