Driver of tractor-trailer dies in fiery crash

MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW) — The driver of a tractor-trailer died after a fiery crash late Friday night, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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The Mansfield Post received a report of a crash involving a commercial vehicle on IR 71 just north of the SR 97 exit. When troopers arrived, they located a tractor-trailer on fire off the east side of the road, the release said.

The preliminary investigation shows the tractor-trailer was going northbound on IR 71 when it drove off the right side of the road, hitting a guard rail and a light pole. The tractor-trailer then continued down a steep embankment and overturned, where it caught fire.

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The driver of the semi was pronounced dead at the scene. The name is being withheld until identity can be confirmed and the next of kin notified.