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1 dead in fatal crash between tractor-trailers on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County

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Posted at 8:20 AM, Feb 08, 2023
and last updated 2023-02-08 16:37:00-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Oak Grove man died in a crash Wednesday morning between two tractor-trailer trucks in Lafayette County, Mo.

A Missouri Highway Patrol crash report states 39-year-old Anthony Meunier died in the crash

Meunier's 2019 Freightliner tractor trailer hit the back of a 2018 Freightliner tractor trailer at 6:13 a.m. in a westbound lane of the intestate.

The second tractor trailer truck was stopped in traffic because of another wreck , according to the patrol's crash report.

The driver of the second truck, 60-year-old John Cullett of Lincoln, Ill., suffered minor injuries.

Interstate 70 westbound was closed Wednesday morning, before reopening by 10:30 a.m.