Yucca, AZ : Truck driver killed in wreck on Interstate 40 early Friday morning, February 24, 2017

Eastbound Interstate 40 reopened early Friday morning near the California line after being closed several hours following a fatal crash.

Trooper Kameron Lee of the Arizona Department of Public Safety says a box truck’s driver was killed when the vehicle rear-ended a tractor-trailer rig.

The driver’s identity wasn’t immediately available.

The wreck occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Friday at milepost 23, near the Haviland rest stop about halfway between the state line and Kingman.

The Arizona Department of Transportation says the highway was reopened at about 5:30 a.m.

Photos provided by DPS showed that the impact smashed in the box truck’s cab.

Westbound lanes remained open.

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Truck driver killed in wreck on Interstate 40