UNION COUNTY, N.C. — A section of Lancaster Highway was closed Monday morning in Union County following a deadly crash involving a tractor-trailer, state troopers said.
The wreck happened around 6:10 a.m. on Lancaster Highway near Doster Road in Monroe when a pickup truck and an 18-wheeler collided, according to troopers.
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The driver of the pickup truck was expected to be OK, troopers said.
Investigators told Channel 9 that the two vehicles sideswiped each other and that that big-rig crashed onto its side, killing the driver.
His name has not been released.
Authorities blocked all lanes of the highway while they investigated.
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