A 20-year-old man died and a 22-year-old man suffered minor injuries in a crash that brought traffic to a standstill on Highway 1 on Tuesday morning.
Blue Hills RCMP said they were called to a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday, July 22 at about 7:30 AM at the intersection of Highway 1 and Road 101 West. When they arrived at the scene, they found a water truck had struck a gravel truck from behind.
According to the RCMP release, they found the gravel truck was getting up to speed traveling eastbound after making the turn onto Highway 1 from Curries Landing Road. This was when the large truck hauling a water tank struck it from behind.
Police said the 22-year-old driver of the water truck suffered minor injuries from the collision, but his 20-year-old passenger died at the scene. The driver of the gravel truck, a 59-year-old man, was not hurt.
RCMP added in their release that everyone was wearing their seatbelt at the time of the crash. They will continue to investigate.
