Driver of a tractor-trailer in North Carolina dead after crash on a highway
A driver of a tractor-trailer failed to slow down and hit another trailer
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The driver of a tractor-trailer was killed in a crash on the outskirts of a North Carolina city, authorities said.
The crash occurred at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday on northbound U.S. Highway 52, north of downtown Winston-Salem, news outlets reported.
Winston-Salem police said traffic was slowed on a portion of the highway because of a lane closure for road construction. According to investigators, the driver of the tractor-trailer failed to slow down and hit the rear end of another tractor-trailer. The driver, identified by police as William Gorham, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The highway was closed for more than four hours as law enforcement investigated the crash.
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