A crash Monday morning involving a fuel tanker truck and van closed a portion of Route 60 in the town of Pomfret. A Chautauqua County coroner was later called to the scene. Photos by Dan Kohler

A Dunkirk man was killed when his sport utility vehicle struck a fuel tanker truck head-on Monday morning in the town of Pomfret. The crash resulted in Route 60 being closed for several hours.

Firefighters from Fredonia and Cassadaga, along with troopers with the New York State Police, were alerted at about 10:15 a.m. of the crash, which occurred near the intersection of Webster Road in Pomfret.

According to the New York State Police, a southbound 2017 GMC being operated by Samuel D. Lobley, 41, of Dunkirk, crossed into the path of a tanker truck traveling north.

The GMC sustained significant damage in the head-on collision and came to rest on its driver’s side. The north-facing Melzers Fuel Service tanker truck also had significant front-end damage.

Lobley was pronounced dead at the scene. He was transported to the medical examiner’s office in Erie County for an autopsy, the New York State Police said.

Due to a diesel fuel leak, the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to the scene.

Route 60, between Webster and Straight roads, was closed for several hours; the county’s Fire Police Team was called for traffic control.

The State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, Commercial Enforcement Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted in the investigation.

Route 60 later reopened to traffic around 4 p.m.