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.
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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.
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RCMP say the truck driver lost control of his rig following the collision and went off an overpass, slamming into the road below.
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They say the 43-year-old man was taken to hospital but is expected to survive his injuries.
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