Little Rock,AR : Fiery wreck on Arkansas interstate fatal to dump truck driver on July, Tuesday 11th 2017

A mechanical problem sent a dump truck onto the shoulder of an interstate in Pulaski County and caused the vehicle to catch fire, leaving its driver dead Tuesday, state police said.

The crash happened around 9 a.m. as Samuel Jackson Stoops, 71, of Redfield was traveling north on Interstate 530 near Ironton, which is just south of Little Rock, according to a preliminary report.

The dump truck caught fire because of a mechanical problem, at which point the driver lost control, authorities said.


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Fiery wreck on Arkansas interstate fatal to dump truck driver