LAKE STEVENS — A 30-year-old man from Snohomish died Saturday when the pickup he was driving collided head-on with a fully loaded gravel truck.

Investigators believe the pickup was heading east about noon in the 11100 block of 84th Street NE when it crossed the center line, striking the gravel truck head-on in the westbound lane, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.

The driver of the pickup died at the scene, Hover said.

A 44-year-old man from Lake Stevens was driving the gravel truck. He was treated for cuts and bruises at an Everett hospital and was expected to be released Saturday, Hover said.

Sheriff’s deputies worked through rain and snow to investigate the crash.

The wrecked pickup came to rest on the south shoulder of the road. The gravel truck ended up on its side, its front end in a ditch and rear wheels up in the air. Much of its load was strewn across the road.

The section of 84th Street NE where the crash occurred was closed for several hours.

The accident happened in front of Old Getchell Road Feed. Teagen Hallenbeck, 16, was helping a customer inside the barn at the feed store when he heard a loud crash. Hallenbeck said he looked outside and saw a tire rolling down the road.

The Granite Falls teen handed his cell phone to the customer and told her to call 911. He and a coworker, Steven Fritschy, 20, of Lake Stevens, ran to the accident scene to help the driver of the gravel truck, who was still inside his cab.

A fire was burning under the gravel truck, but Hallenbeck and Fritschy said they were not worried because the truck had a diesel engine, and diesel is not as explosive as gasoline.

Another coworker, Brett Pullen, 19, of Lake Stevens, arrived at the feed store just as his two friends were heading toward the gravel truck.

The man in the gravel truck managed to climb out of his passenger door, which was turned upward because the truck was on its side. He appeared to have arm and leg injuries, but he was alert and able to speak, Hallenbeck said.

Pullen, who said he is a certified flagger, did what he could to direct traffic around the accident scene. Some people got out of their cars with blankets, covering the injured man and the body of the man from the pickup.

Accidents seem to happen on 84th Street NE on a weekly basis, said Jimmie Martin, who owns the feed store. It can be difficult to see oncoming traffic where the accident happened because of a dip in the road, she said.

“It’s a 50 mph speed zone,” Martin said. “People go to pass, and there are people pulling out of their driveways.”