A man is dead after a pickup truck was found submerged off Mooresville Road near Maguire Road in North Middlesex on Friday.

Middlesex County OPP were called the scene round 10:30 after reports a pickup was seen partially submerged at the edge of a river.

On arrival police say they located a partially submerged grey GMC pickup truck that appeared to have damage consistent with a motor vehicle collision.

Emergency crews worked to remove the damaged pickup truck at which time police located a lone deceased male within the vehicle.

The identity of the deceased male is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and a post mortem examination.

Members of the OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation are assisting with the investigation.

Mooresville Road is expected to remain closed between Maguire Road and Brinsley Road until around 7 p.m.