A 69-year-old Beaver County man was killed Monday afternoon when his Nissan Altima collided with a pickup truck on Route 8 near Cresmont Drive in Penn Township. The truck driver suffered minor injuries.

PENN TWP — A Beaver County man died in a head-on collision Monday afternoon on Route 8 near Crestmont Drive.

Investigators still don't know why 69-year-old Edward T. Skopinski, who was traveling north in a Nissan Altima, crossed all four lanes of traffic and briefly left the road on the southbound side.

As he continued traveling north, his car moved back toward the northbound lanes and then it collided with a pickup truck traveling in the right-hand southbound lane.

Township Police Officer Jack Ripper said it appeared the truck driver tried to stop and avoid the collision, but the vehicles hit head on just before 1:30 p.m.

The truck driver, Dana Stiller, 48, of Verona, suffered minor injuries but refused treatment.

Both men were wearing seat belts.

Because of the collision, a portion of Route 8 between Dinnerbell and Brownsdale roads was temporarily closed.