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The crash happened around 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 in Kidder Township near mile marker 279, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The tractor-trailer was traveling west when it veered to the left leaving the highway. The tractor-trailer struck a tree and came to rest in the center median of I-80.
The driver, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The truck became engulfed in flames.
The passenger, 32-year-old Maftuna Nigmatulleva of Brooklyn, NY, was found unresponsive outside of the truck near the driver's side by a passerby. She was taken to the hospital.
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