Ottawa police are investigating a collision Thursday that killed the driver of a minivan.

The collision, between the minivan and a cube van, happened on Merivale Road south of Slack Road.

The identity of the victim was not immediately known.

The driver of the cube van suffered non-life threatening injuries to his chest and was treated by paramedics on scene.

Police have closed Merivale Road in both directions between Pineglen Crescent and Fallowfield Road while they investigate.