A couple died in a car crash with a city dump truck in Caribou on Wednesday afternoon.
The crash happened at 1 p.m. at the intersection of Route 1 and the Caribou Connector, said the Caribou Police Department.
An 84-year-old man driving a 2007 Honda CRV failed to yield and was hit by an International dump truck owned by the Caribou Public Works Department and driven by Robert Deschesne, 40, of Caribou, police said.
The driver died at the scene. The 83-year-old woman who was riding with him was taken to Cary Medical Center, where she died of her injuries.
Police said more information will be released once family members of the people who died have been notified.
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