JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A 37 year-old man is dead after his UPS truck collided with a fuel tanker south of Jamestown on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

The driver of the tanker was southbound on Highway 281 and began slowing to make a left hand turn to the east when the UPS truck approached from behind at around 9:45 AM on Highway 281. The UPS truck attempted to swerve to the west ditch to avoid the tanker turning to the east in front of him.

The UPS truck rear-ended the Volvo tanker in the southbound lane and continued southwest into the west ditch, coming to rest facing the southwest.

The 37 year-old driver of the UPS truck had to be extricated before being transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital. 52 year-old Christopher Anderson, the driver of the fuel tanker, was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The NDHP was assisted by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown Ambulance, and Jamestown Fire & Rescue.