New Brunswick man dies in dramatic, three-vehicle crash involving logging truck

SIX ROADS, N.B. — A dramatic, three-vehicle New Brunswick crash involving a logging truck has claimed the life of a Canton-des-Basques man.

Tracadie RCMP say the man was driving on Highway 11 near Six Roads Thursday afternoon when his car crossed the centre line and collided with a transport truck hauling logs.

Police say the driver of the car died at the scene, while a female passenger was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

They say the driver of a second car was unable to avoid the collision, but the 27-year-old woman and her two children under the age of five were not injured.