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State police in Ohio said a semitractor trailer combination lost tires which hit a tanker truck, killing the driver.
The incident happened Tuesday on Interstate 280 in Lake Township, WTVG reported.
State troopers said a tractor-trailer was driving southbound on the highway when it lost a set of dual tires from one of the axles. The tires went across a median and hit a tanker truck that was traveling north.
One person is dead after an accident on I-280 northbound near SR 795 in Lake Twp. OSHP says a set of dual tires came off a truck heading southbound. They came across the highway and hit the semi, killing the driver. pic.twitter.com/7dqflSDIDs
— John Juby (@photogjohn11) January 17, 2023
The tires hit the cab of the truck, likely killing the driver on impact, WTOL reported.
The driver was identified as Daniel Gardner, 69, of Bad Axe, Michigan.
The truck that lost the tires did not stop after the incident, but the driver and the tractor-trailer truck were later found at a truck stop near the crash, officials said Tuesday evening, WTOL reported.
No charges have been filed and the crash is under investigation.
*** Update: OSHP is reporting the other vehicle involved was located. *** via Ohio State Highway Patrol Bowling Green...
Posted by Lake Township Fire on Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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