Driver dead after dump truck and car collide in Halton Hills

A Halton Regional Police logo is shown on a vehicle in Oakville, Ont., Wednesday, Jan.18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan

A driver is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Halton Hills on Tuesday morning.

Halton Regional Police said it happened at the intersection of Regional Road 25 and 32 Sideroad at 8:40 a.m.

A northbound dump truck collided with an eastbound white Hyundai Elantra, police said.

The driver of the Hyundai was pronounced dead, while an occupant was taken to an out-of-region trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.

Police said the driver of the dump truck was uninjured.

The cause of the collision is under investigation.