Seattle, WA : Man dies in head-on crash with tow truck in Burien on Saturday, March 25th 2017

King County authorities are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Saturday morning after a tow truck and a car collided head-on in Burien.

Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff’s Office said the vehicles crashed around 9:15 a.m. at Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and Southwest 128th Street.

West said witnesses reported a Mazda sedan driving north on Ambaum when, for unknown reasons, it traveled across the middle yellow line and into the path of the tow truck, which was driving south.The man driving the Mazda was pronounced dead at the scene and was the only one in the car, she said. The man driving the tow truck was not injured.Photos tweeted out by West show a sedan with a severely damaged front end and shattered glass and debris on the roadway. Nearby, a tow truck that had another car on its flatbed was stopped on the road outside a new ice cream shop.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash but say the tow truck driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The identity of the man who died has not been released, pending notification of family.

Ambaum Boulevard Southwest reopened Saturday afternoon after police closed it in both directions to investigate.

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Man dies in head-on crash with tow truck in Burien