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Pickup Driver Killed After Head-On Collision With Semi On Highway 287

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) - A man is dead after a bad accident on Highway 287 north of Fort Collins on Sunday.

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The scene on Sunday (credit: CBS)

The Colorado State Patrol says the driver of a pickup truck swerved into oncoming traffic and slammed head on into a tractor-trailer. The pickup rolled and the driver was ejected. He died at the scene.

The condition of the semi driver wasn't released.

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The scene on Sunday (credit: CBS)

The stretch of highway had to be closed for the investigation.

No names have been released.

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