Alaska News

Driver killed in Fairbanks highway construction area crash

A driver was killed Saturday in a head-on collision at a construction site near Fairbanks, the Alaska State Troopers said.

The crash happened at 2:22 p.m. near Mile 6 of the Elliott Highway in the midst of an active construction zone, troopers said in a statement Sunday.

A 2009 Dodge Ram pickup truck “began fishtailing when climbing uphill and lost control on the freshly snow-covered roadway,” the statement said.

The pickup crossed into oncoming traffic and was hit by a dump truck.

The driver of the pickup, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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