Roadway crashes across state leave 3 people dead
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William Sanders
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Today at 2:58 a.m.
Three Arkansans died in roadway crashes in the state Friday, according to Arkansas State Police reports.
Mena resident Jerry Price, 62, was driving a Peterbilt truck east on Polk County Road 48, when it was struck by a southbound train at 7:28 a.m. at Arkansas 375 West in New Potter, according to a report.
The weather was clear, and the pavement was dry at the time of the crash, the report said.
At 9:59 a.m. in El Dorado, a 2015 Freightliner traveling north on Arkansas 7 and a 2011 Workhorse truck collided head-on after the Workhorse crossed the median, according to the report.