A truck driver has died in an accident that left two 18-wheelers "burnt to the ground" Wednesday afternoon in northeast Arkansas, authorities said.
The fiery crash occurred at 12:10 p.m. on Arkansas 135 at Arkansas 90 near Knobel, said Greene County Sheriff David Carter, whose agency was assisting authorities in neighboring Clay County.
Carter said the driver of one 18-wheeler ran a stop sign at the intersection and struck another tractor-trailer just east of the Clay County town of about 270 residents.
One trucker was able to escape, though the other didn't make it out before the blaze engulfed the trucks , the sheriff said.
"Everything is burnt up," Carter said, adding that investigators are working to identify the body found and determine the exact circumstances of the crash.
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A 1-mile stretch of the highway remained closed as crews continued to work the accident Wednesday afternoon, according to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department.
The condition of the driver who made it out was not immediately clear.
A request for information from the Clay County sheriff's office was not successful Wednesday afternoon.
The Arkansas State Police are also involved in the investigation.
A Michigan woman who was hospitalized last month after her vehicle crossed the median of Interstate 30 and hit a truck has died from her injuries, according to a state police report.
Shortly after 9 a.m. on April 21, Kim Renee Cooper, 56, was driving a 1994 Pontiac east on I-30 near mile marker 8 in Texarkana when the vehicle veered across the median and into the westbound lanes, according to the report. The Pontiac reportedly then collided with a truck.
Cooper was transported to Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, where she died April 27, state police said.
The report did not indicate what may have caused the Pontiac to cross the median. Conditions at the time were said to be clear and dry.
No other injuries were reported.
Metro on 05/04/2017