A 95-year-old is dead after a passenger van and a transport truck collided in Haldimand County on Tuesday.

Police say the crash happened around 10:10 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 3 and Haldimand Road 20, an area known as Nelles Corners.

Police provided few details, but said the passenger of the van died at the scene while the driver was taken to hospital.

The driver of the transport truck was not physically injured.

Police identified the deceased as a 95-year-old from Lowbanks.

The roads reopened after an investigation from the OPP’s specialized traffic incident unit.

There was no word on any pending charges or the condition of the hospitalized driver.

Commenting on social media, past and current residents of the area bemoaned what they describe as a perilous intersection pro

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