An 81-year-old man died late Saturday when he lost control of his pickup truck and collided head on with a minvan on Route 611 in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania State Police said.

Authorities identified the victim as Dale Bower, of New Tripoli in Lehigh County.

The minvan driver suffered serious injuries and was flown by helicopter to St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill. State police identified him as William M. Bright, 57, of Bangor.

The crash happened about 10:50 p.m. on Route 611, just south of Church Road in Lower Mount Bethel.

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