TIPTON – Two semitrailers collided at speed at U.S. 31 and Ind. 28 early Tuesday, resulting in the death of one driver, Tipton County Sheriff deputies reported.
Deputy Jesse Francis said a truck carrying milk products from the Anderson Nestle plant was headed westbound on Ind. 28 at 2:30 a.m., and entered the intersection at the same time as a truck carrying drywall on a flatbed.
The westbound driver ran head-on into the flatbed of the northbound truck, demolishing the cab of the westbound truck and killing its driver, deputies said.
Northbound and southbound lanes of the highly traveled U.S. 31 were shut down for more than six hours Tuesday morning, including during the morning rush hour. One lane southbound was reopened shortly after 8 a.m.
As of 9 a.m., police hadn’t yet notified the family of the deceased driver, and were withholding his name. Francis said the driver was from South Carolina.
The driver of the northbound truck and a passenger in that truck were uninjured, deputies said.
The deceased driver died at the scene.
Francis said both trucks left skid marks, but said he was waiting on a report from state police reconstructionists before making a public statement on which driver failed to yield.
Police said there was one witness to the accident, but had no immediate comment on what the witness described.
Police were waiting on the company which owned the northbound truck to remove the payload before reopening the northbound lanes, Francis said.
Northbound traffic was being diverted eastbound onto Ind. 28, all the way to Ind. 19.
• Scott Smith is a Tribune staff writer. He may be reached at (765) 454-8569 or via e-mail at scott.smith@kokomotribune.com.
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