A 54-year-old New Brunswick man is facing an impaired driving charge after colliding with a car and killing its 68-year-old driver.
Police say the accident happened at about 8 p.m. Tuesday on Route 108 in Renous, N.B.
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RCMP say they believe the victim was pulling out of his driveway when he was hit by an oncoming pickup truck.
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The driver was alone in the car and died at the scene.
The driver of the pickup truck was arrested at the scene and held in custody overnight.
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He is due in Miramichi provincial court on April 1.
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