Collision in Blaine kills dump truck driver

The crash occurred early Wednesday evening, police said.

October 12, 2018 at 2:25AM

A collision at a Blaine intersection killed a dump truck driver Wednesday night, authorities said.

The crash occurred about 7:05 p.m. at Main and Aberdeen Streets NE., just east of Hwy. 65, according to police reports.

The truck driver, 67-year-old Paul E. Reider of Nowthen, was thrown from the vehicle upon impact and died at the scene, police said.

The other driver, a 23-year-old woman in a car, was not hurt. Her identity has not been released.

The car was turning right onto Main when it was hit by the westbound dump truck, police said. Authorities have not said which motorist had the right of way.

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