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February 12, 2010 · Updated 8:34 AM 

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A 66-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision with a bridge support on the southbound Valley Freeway at 15th Street Northwest in Auburn on Monday morning.

The Valley Regional Fire Authority was dispatched to the scene of the single-vehicle crash. Firefighters arrived to find a Toyota pickup truck had collided head on with a bridge support at a high rate of speed. Witnesses said there were no brake lights from the Toyota prior to the impact.

The man, the lone occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident is under investigation by the Washington State Patrol. Washington State Department of Transportation also is on the scene assisting with traffic flow.

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