Semi-truck driver fatally collides with another vehicle near Atoka

ATOKA, OK – A semi-truck driver fatally collided with a pickup truck driver on US 75, two miles west of Atoka, on Wednesday, according to News on 6.

A 41-year-old man was driving a pickup truck when he collided with a 61-year-old man driving a semi-truck around 9:40 p.m.

Rescue crews pronounced the 41-year-old dead at the scene. The 61-year-old was not hurt in the collision.

The 41-year-old was not wearing a seatbelt.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.

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