ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NC – A man was killed in a collision involving a tractor-trailer on US 29 Tuesday afternoon, FOX 8 reports.
According to authorities, the accident occurred in the southbound lanes of US 29 near Benaja Road around 3:15 pm. The tractor-trailer was turning onto US 29 off the Benaja Road exit when a passenger vehicle collided with it and wound up beneath the trailer.
The driver of the passenger vehicle, Philip Straughan III of Greensboro, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers say charges against the driver of the tractor-trailer are still pending.
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