New Brunswick

Petit-Cap man dies in car-transport truck collision in Westmorland County

A 66-year-old man from Petit-Cap, N.B., died Friday in a collision between a car and a ttansport truck on Highway 15 in Woodside.

Police responded to call Friday afternoon

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One man died in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Westmorland County. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

A 66-year-old man from Petit-Cap, N.B., died Friday in a two-vehicle collision in Woodside, Westmorland County.

Shediac RCMP responded at 1:50 p.m. to a report of a collision between a car and a transport truck on Highway 15 in Woodside.

The driver and sole occupant of the car died at the scene. The driver and sole occupant of the transport truck is believed to have minor injuries, police say in a release.

Police believe the collision occurred when the car crossed the centre line and collided head-on with the truck.

An investigation has begun.