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In Hampden County, Nicholas Charles, a resident of Mechanicville in Saratoga County was struck just after 9:45 a.m. near mile marker 33 of Route 90 in Blandford, Massachusetts State Police said.
Police says Charles had struck a guardrail and noticed something had come dislodged from his truck, authorities said. A second truck crashed into him as he went to retrieve the item.
Charles had struck a guardrail in the initial crash, and no other vehicles were involved. , police said.
The 69-year-old Canadian who was driving the second truck stayed at the scene and was not injured, police said.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.
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