Amanda Forrester / news@whmi.com

A 47-year-old Flint man was killed in a dump truck crash in Northfield Twp on Monday afternoon.

At approximately 6:45 p.m. on Monday, troopers from the Brighton Post were called to the Northfield Rest Area on southbound US-23 regarding a traffic crash, according to a post from the MSP First District X account.

The preliminary investigation revealed a blue 1994 Western Star dump truck was driving when one of its tires popped, causing the driver to lose control of the truck.

The truck reportedly ran off the right side of the road, striking a tree.

Northfield Twp. and Ann Arbor Twp. fire fighters were working to extricate the driver when troopers arrived.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing, but at this time authorities don’t believe drugs or alcohol were a factor.