Icy roads claim the life of young child

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The Canadian Press
 A five-year-old boy is dead following a two-vehicle crash on a slippery highway west of Halifax.

 R-C-M-P say the collision happened last night when the driver of a pickup lost control of his vehicle on the Timberlea Parkway.

 The truck crashed into a van carrying a father and his two young sons.

 Police say the five-year-old succumbed to his injuries, but his eight-year-old brother was taken to hospital.

 The older boy is expected to recover from his wounds.

 The father was not hurt and the 34-year-old driver of the truck was treated for minor injuries.

With files from CTV Atlantic