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One man killed in Suffolk crash involving tractor-trailer

Posted at 8:52 AM, Apr 05, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-05 14:13:01-04

SUFFOLK, Va. — Police say that one man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Suffolk around 7 a.m. Friday that happened on Route 58 westbound.

Officials said the two vehicles involved were a tractor-trailer and a Jeep, and added that the crash was at Bob Foeller Drive at the entrance to the SPSA Landfill.

The victim was identified as 56-year-old Smithfield man Timothy Lynn Shumaker.

Traffic was disrupted due to the crash and delays are still possible on Route 58. The roadway reopened at 2 p.m.

No further information is available for release at this time, and the crash’s cause remains under investigation.

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