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Police: Tractor-trailer driver killed in Sunday night crash

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Emergency crews respond to a fatal semi crash on Interstate 70 East in Columbia Sunday, July 19.
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July 20, 2020 10:30 AM
Published 10:27 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia police say a tractor-trailer driver was killed in a crash on Interstate 70 East on Sunday night.

A release from the police department said Namara Dinegde, 48, of Kansas City, died in the single-vehicle crash that happened around 10 p.m.

According to the release, Dinegde was driving eastbound on the highway near the Stadium Boulevard exit when the tractor-trailer drove off the right side of the road and crashed into a guardrail.

The police department said it will investigate the wreck. It's unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash, the release said. Police didn't say if weather conditions played a role in the incident.

Columbia firefighters and state troopers responded to the crash. Crews blocked off the interstate, according to a tweet from the fire department.

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