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VELVA - A 67-year-old Karlsruhe man died when the pickup he was driving and a semi crashed about 3 miles east of Velva Tuesday, Sept. 22.
According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, at about 7:30 a.m., a 2012 GMC Sierra pickup, driven by the Karlsruhe man, was traveling west on 44th Street North near Velva. A 2004 Freightliner semi pulling a dump trailer was traveling east on the same roadway. As the Freightliner was turning north onto 12th Avenue North, it struck the Sierra.
The driver of the Sierra died at the scene; the driver of the Freightliner, a 46-year-old man from Parshall, was not injured.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts, according to the Highway Patrol.
The crash remains under investigation by Highway Patrol.