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Cement Truck Driver Dead After Crashing, Overturning In Placer County

PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — A 47-year-old man is dead after crashing a cement truck in Placer County, authorities said.

The California Highway Patrol Auburn said the crash happened at around 2:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of Creekside Lane in unincorporated Placer County.

Officers said they believe speed to be a factor in the crash. The driver was in a full cement truck that overturned when approaching a curve in the road.

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No other vehicles were involved and no one else was hurt.

The decedent's identity has not yet been released. No further details have been released at this time.

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