A Pennsylvania man is dead after the dump truck he was operating crashed Aug. 29 in eastern Bradford County.
Pennsylvania State Police at Towanda identified the victim as Jody G. Travelpiece, 57, of Benton, Pennsylvania.
Around noon Aug. 29, Travelpiece was operating a four-axle dump truck westbound on U.S. Route 6 in Standing Stone Township, near the intersection of Rummerfield Road, with a large load of stone when the incident occurred, state police said.
The crash took place when the truck’s right front tire went off the right side of the roadway, causing Travelpiece to overcorrect, troopers said. As a result, the vehicle overturned onto the driver’s side in the middle of the road.
Travelpiece was entrapped in the truck and unresponsive. Responding emergency crews were able to extricate him from the truck, but he was declared dead at the scene. Travelpiece was wearing a seat belt at the time, troopers said.
State police were assisted at the scene by the Wysox, Wyalusing and Towanda fire departments, Guthrie EMS, and Fulmer Recovery and Transport Tow Service.
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This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Pennsylvania man killed in one-vehicle crash in Standing Stone Township, Bradford County
Reporting by Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette / Elmira Star-Gazette
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