FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) - An Aroostook County man is dead and another person is hospitalized following a crash in Fort Kent.

It happened Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. on St. John Road.

Fort Kent Police say Ricky Theriault, 70, of St. Francis was heading westbound when his truck went off the road and hit a tree.

Theriault was taken to Northern Maine Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

A passenger in the vehicle was also transported to Northern Maine Medical Center with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

According to the Fort Kent Police, road conditions are considered a contributing factor at the time of the crash.

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