A 23-year-old Carlsbad man died Friday afternoon after the car he was driving collided with another vehicle and rolled over on the northbound 73 freeway in Aliso Viejo.

The incident happened just before 3:45 p.m., when the victim’s 2002 Ford Explorer hit the back of a box truck driving ahead on the northbound 73 freeway near Glenwood Drive, said California Highway Patrol Officer Aaron Rothberg.

“He loses control, goes into the dirt center divider, overturns a couple of times and ends up in the southbound lanes,” Rothberg said.

The victim had to be cut out of his car with the Jaws of Life, but was already dead when firefighter paramedics reached him, said Capt. Steve Concialdi with the Orange County Fire Authority.

“There was nothing they could do to save his life,” he said.

All lanes on the southbound 73 freeway, a San Joaquin Toll Road, were closed briefly while the accident was cleared.

Anyone with information about the crash is encouraged to contact CHP Capistrano at 949-487-4000 and ask for Officer Aaron Rothberg.

Contact the writer: afausto@ocregister.com