A Transportation Department employee died after his dump truck was rear-ended by another dump truck on N.C. 12 Saturday.
According to a North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper, a dump truck being driven by a 36-year-old man hit another dump truck from behind. A 45-year-old man was driving the second truck, which caught on fire, killing the driver inside.
The driver of the first truck was injured and taken to an area hospital. The men were removing sand from the highway that resulted after Hurricane Sandy.
The highway had just reopened Saturday. It was closed for several hours Sunday before the Department of Transportation re-opened it.
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