A Heatherton man is dead after a head-on collision in Antigonish County.

RCMP say an SUV heading eastbound on Hwy 4 in James River, crossed the centre line and collided head on with a semi Monday afternoon.

The 90-year-old driver of the SUV, died at the scene.

The driver of the semi, a 50-year-old Westville man, was not hurt.