Driver dies when cement truck crashes

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Posted: 03/19/2013

UNION BRIDGE, Md. (AP) -  

Fire officials say a Woodsboro man was killed when the cement truck he was driving crashed into a culvert near Union Bridge.

It happened about 6:15 a.m. Monday on Md. 75. Authorities say 58-year-old Terry Lee Myers lost control of the truck as he rounded a curve.

Officials tell The News-Post of Frederick that the truck crossed the center line and landed on its side in a culvert at Sam’s Creek.

Myers was pronounced dead at the scene.

Maryland State Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

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