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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A truck driver has died after a collision with an 18-wheeler whose driver admitted to being distracted by his phone, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The crash, which happened at about 12:10 p.m. on Saturday in the 18800 block of State Highway 99, left two others with minor injuries.
Authorities said the 18-wheeler hit the rear of a Ford F-350, which then struck the back of a forklift.
The sheriff’s office said the driver and passenger of the Ford F-350 were taken to a local hospital and sustained minor injuries.
Deputies say the driver of the Ford F-350 succumbed to his injuries from the crash.
According to officials, the driver of the 18-wheeler admitted that he had been reading texts on his phone shortly before the collision.
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