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Pickup truck involved in fiery wrong-way head-on crash near Havelock, N.B.

Click to play video: 'No injuries in fiery crash on New Brunswick highway'
No injuries in fiery crash on New Brunswick highway
WATCH: A head-on collision between a pickup and a transport truck on the morning of November 1, 2017 resulted in long delays on TransCanada Highway, Route 2 near Havelock. N.B. The crash is still under investigation by RCMP. Video courtesy of Wade Perry – Nov 1, 2017

RCMP say a pickup travelling in the wrong direction on the highway near Havelock, N.B. was involved in a fiery head-on crash.

Officers, the local fire department and ambulance responded to the crash at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday on the TransCanada Highway, Route 2.

READ: Crash leaves 2 dead, 3 injured: New Brunswick RCMP

According to RCMP, the pickup truck was travelling the wrong way in the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a transport truck.

RCMP say a pickup truck was travelling the wrong way on the highway near Havelock, N.B. on Tuesday night when it was involved in a head-on collision with a transport truck. Submitted/ Wade Perry

Video of the scene taken by local videographer Wade Perry shows the pickup truck engulfed in flames as fire crews work to put out the fire.

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RCMP say the driver of the pickup truck, who was the sole occupant, was taken to hospital for treatment and later released.

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The driver of the transport truck was not injured.

The police investigation into the crash continues.

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