A Monday afternoon car accident on Muskoka Road North, near the Ontario Fire College, has claimed the life of an 80-year-old Gravenhurst man.

According to police, the collision occurred when a Plymouth Voyager slammed into the front bumper of a large cement truck parked across one and a half lanes of Muskoka Road.

The truck was reportedly unloading cement into another construction vehicle. Police report that a flagman was present on the scene to guide southbound traffic.

The driver of the Voyager, James Laskey, failed to negotiate a turn around the cement truck and collided with the vehicle. Police said Laskey had to be extricated from his car and transported to South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge, where he was later pronounced dead.

A post-mortem was scheduled to take place Tuesday to determine the cause of death.

Bracebridge OPP Constable Skeeter Kruger said OPP are continuing to investigate the accident. No criminal charges are pending at this time, Kruger indicated.