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Lufkin man killed in vehicle collision with tree

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LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -

A Lufkin man was killed in a vehicle collision with a tree Saturday night.

According to the DPS report, Ronald Read was driving a 2001 Ford truck eastbound on Rivercrest Road when he left the roadway and struck a tree.

According to the report, Read wasn't injured, passenger Rickey Torbert, 52, of Lufkin was pronounced dead on the scene.

The accident was investigated by Trooper Rodney Tucker.

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