The driver of the car, aged 81, died at the scene according to Samu PMRv/Disclosure The driver of a car, aged 81, died after colliding head-on with a truck on BR-352, in Pitangui, on Monday afternoon (6). After the crash, the truck left the road and fell to the side of the highway. According to the Military Highway Police (PMRv), the driver of the car was traveling from Pitangui towards Martinho Campos, when at Km 422 he entered the wrong lane. ? Click here to follow the g1 Centro-Oeste de Minas channel on WhatsApp The 23-year-old truck driver told the military that he activated the horn and tried to get out of the way of the vehicle but was unable to avoid the crash. The young man suffered minor injuries. The elderly man was trapped in the hardware and had his death confirmed by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) team. Civil Police expertise was called and after routine work, the victim's body was released to the funeral home on duty. Both vehicles had their documentation up to date and were released at the scene. The Fire Department also participated in the incident. READ MORE: Motorcyclist gets distracted by GPS, crashes into construction site and is seriously injured on BR-494 Car runs over a cow loose on the road and three people are injured on BR-494, in Nova Serrana Young man dies and another is injured after car overturns in the rural area of Divinópolis The truck left the road after the crash and fell on the side of the highway, according to police PMRv/Disclosure WATCH: Works on BR-494 leave traffic in stop and go traffic Divinópolis exit Works on BR-494 leave traffic in stop and go at the Divinópolis exit VIDEOS: see everything about the Central-West of Minas