Man killed in fiery tanker, box truck crash in Harrison Twp.

A man died following a crash involving a tanker truck and box truck in Harrison Twp. Thursday morning.

The man was driving a 2019 International box truck south on Webster Street when the truck hit a tanker truck at the Needmore Road intersection, according to the sheriff’s office. The box truck reportedly hit the tanker truck on the passenger side, causing it to flip over.

Both the tanker and box truck caught on fire. The Harrison Twp. Fire Department extinguished the fire.

The driver of the tanker truck had minor injuries and was treated at the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.

The crash was reported around 7:51 a.m. and closed Needmore Road at Webster Street.

The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office.

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