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Tractor-trailer driver killed when large tree fell along Interstate 64 in Goochland, police say

Interstate 64 crash in Goochland
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GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. — A tractor-trailer driver was killed when a large tree fell along Interstate 64 in Goochland on Wednesday afternoon.

State police said the tree fell on the cab of the tractor-trailer, which was traveling in the right lane at mile marker 172.5.

The truck driver, identified as Frank James Porter-Loftin, 51, of Amelia Courthouse, was killed on impact.

The right travel lane is still blocked as crews work to clear the scene. Traffic is being diverted at Exit 167.

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