PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – The driver of a log truck was killed after his truck flipped over on a Pitt County highway this morning.

The crash happened around 9:20 a.m. on Highway 30 near Satterwaite Road, north of Pactolus.

Troopers say the log truck was the only vehicle involved in the crash.

Troopers said the truck driver was not wearing a seat belt.

The Highway Patrol said the truck ran off the right side of the highway, the driver overcorrected and the truck overturned and collided with a ditch. The man was not wearing a seat belt, according to troopers.

The road was shut down as the Highway Patrol investigates and the logs are cleared from the highway.