Driver in his 60s dead after Brampton crash involving van and tractor trailer

Peel police responded to the collision just before 1:30 p.m. Friday near Queen Street East and Delta Park Boulevard. The van driver was pronounced dead at hospital.

A man in his 60s is dead after a collision between a tractor trailer and a van in Brampton on Friday. Peel police say the driver of the truck was preparing to make a left hand turn from Queen Street East onto Delta Park Boulevard just before 1:30 p.m. when a van struck the truck from behind “for some unknown reason.” The driver of the van, a man in his 60s, was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead.

The driver of the transport truck did not suffer any physical injuries. Investigators say the circumstances that led up to the crash are under investigation.