A delivery truck and a tractor trailer were involved in a fatal collision in Dansville, Va., on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 23. According to WSLS.com, the Freightliner delivery truck was traveling south on Route 29 when it merged from the left to the right lane, striking an International tractor trailer. The crash sent the Freightliner off the road, where it overturned. The driver was killed in the accident. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured in the crash.
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