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Updated: Tuesday, 06 Nov 2012, 3:56 PM CST
Published : Tuesday, 06 Nov 2012, 3:56 PM CST

CANTON, Texas (AP) - A traffic collision sent a tractor-trailer rig careening into an East Texas city hall and erupting in flames, killing the driver.

Police dispatcher Stacy Hitmer said the crash happened about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when the 18-wheeler collided with a sport utility vehicle and careened into City Hall.

Hitmer confirmed that the truck driver was dead and that firefighters extinguished the fire but had no other information.

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Truck slams into East Texas city hall, driver dead

18-wheeler tractor-trailer in crash

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