The man, Pooran Coon Coon died at the scene.
Police suspect he may have fallen asleep at the wheel while driving along the Eastern Main Road near the St Augustine Hospital around 5 am.
The truck he slammed into was carrying road repair equipment. Responders used the jaws of life to remove his body.
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Curepe man dead in traffic accident
Photo of a crash site on the Eastern Main Road, St Augustine. Photo Courtesy Stefon Jack -
A 59-year-old Curepe man is dead after his car collided with a truck on Thursday morning.
Newsday understands Pooran Coon Coon of McClean Street, Curepe, was driving his white Nissan AD Wagon on the Eastern Main Road near the St Augustine Private Hospital at around 5 am when he crashed into the back of a truck.
He died on impact.
Passersby saw the accident and called the police and fire officers.
Officers from the Tunapuna fire station used the jaws of life to get Coon Coon s body out of the wreckage.