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Fiery Crash Leaves 1 Dead, Closes EB Lanes of 183 in Bedford

A driver was killed in a fiery crash involving an 18-wheeler and a SUV on State Highway 183 in Bedford Tuesday morning, police said. The eastbound lanes remain closed at Forest Ridge Drive.

The SUV veered across the lanes and hit the semi truck about 2 a.m., which was hauling gravel, police said.

The driver of the semi escaped the fire and was hospitalized with minor injuries, police said.

The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene. Their name has not been released

Drivers are being forced to exit at Bedford Road. Drivers can take alternate routes of Harwood Road or State Highway 10.

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