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IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A 47-year-old man was killed after being hit by a tractor-trailer Thursday morning in a rural area southwest of Statesville, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers were called for the crash around 6:30 a.m. on Highway 70 near Cedar Hill Trail in Iredell County.
Highway patrol says Tyson Matthew Painton was walking west on the road when he was hit by a tractor-trailer that was also going west. Troopers said Painton was wearing dark clothing in a dark section of the road.
According to the highway patrol, Painton lived in Statesville.
Investigators said no charges will be filed against the driver of the tractor-trailer.
The road was closed for several hours Thursday morning, according to highway patrol.
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