A 55-year-old man from Antigonish County has died in a head-on collision on Highway 104 in Linwood, N.S.

RCMP say the crash happened at 12:56 p.m. on Thursday when a westbound car and an eastbound tractor-trailer collided. 

The driver of the car died at the scene, police say. The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 59-year-old man from Baddeck, had minor injuries.

The highway was closed for several hours after the crash, but has since reopened.

Police say an investigation is underway.