Surrey man killed in overnight head-on collision in Delta

A 40-year-old man from Surrey was killed in a head-on collision with a semi-truck in Delta early Wednesday morning.

Police were called to thecrash between the semi-truck and a sedan on DeltaportWay near Arthur Drive around 2:30 a.m. PT.

Delta Fire crews also attended the crash and had to performCPR on one of the victims.

Delta Police said they believe thedriver of the sedanwastravelling eastbound onDeltaport, when hecrossed into the westbound lanes, rightinto the path of the semi-truck.

The owner of the semi-truck was on scene and told CBC News his driver was taken to hospital.Police said the driver in the sedan was pronounced dead on scene.

At 6 a.m. PT DeltaportWay remained shut down between Arthur Drive and the Highway 17 exit as police investigated the collision.