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Truck trailer fully engulfed in flames on highway 18

Published 3:38 pm Friday, September 21, 2012

Police don't know what caused this truck driver to veer off Highway 18
Police don't know what caused this truck driver to veer off Highway 18

The tractor on a FedEx truck burst into flames on State Route 18 near Tiger Mountain, killing the 60-year-old driver.

The man was driving Westbound, when his truck veered off the road Sept. 21. It crashed into a tree about 20 feet from the curb and broke into flames. It was almost entirely consumed by the fire around 6 a.m.

The two trailers the tractor was hauling didn’t catch fire. FedEx has retrieved them. Police are still investigating the incident, but believe there could have been a medical reason for the crash.