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Driver dies after crashing into back of tractor trailer, Fort Worth police say

Police said the driver ran into the back of the tractor trailer that was stopped behind the initial accident.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police detectives have been investigating a deadly crash that caused traffic early Tuesday morning.

The department told WFAA that officers were sent to an accident in the 3300 block of South Freeway in the southbound lanes. First responders from MedStar and the Fort Worth Fire Department also responded.

A tractor trailer had safely came to a stop behind a separate accident. Police said a pickup truck crashed into the trailer after "failing to control speed to avoid a collision."

The truck driver was pronounced deceased. That person has not been identified as of Tuesday morning.

No other information is available at this time.

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