A male driver has been pronounced dead after his vehicle collided head-on with a dump truck near Newmarket.

It happened near Davis Drive and Kennedy Road at around 3 p.m. after one of the vehicles crossed a median, police say.

The driver of the car was initially trapped, however he was extricated by emergency crews a short time later and rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the dump truck sustained minor injuries in the crash.

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