A man was driving on Interstate 44 when he crashed into a Missouri Department of Transportation dump truck and spun into the path of a tractor trailer.

The man was driving in the westbound lanes of the interstate when he crashed into the back of the truck while trying to steer away from it. The semi truck then hit the man’s Oldsmobile on the driver’s side. The 61-year-old driver was killed and a passenger in the car was injured. No other people were injured in the accident.

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