BEAUMONT, Texas — A driver was killed Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Twin City Highway near Lone Star Road, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The crash happened around 11:45 a.m. when a box truck traveling north slowed to make a left turn and was struck from behind by a Toyota Tacoma pickup, DPS said in a news release.

The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene by a Justice of the Peace. They have been identified as 41-year-old Brian Morgan of Nederland.

The driver of the box truck and one adult passenger were not injured, according to DPS.

Troopers, along with firefighters, medics, and police, responded to the scene along Twin City Highway at Lone Star Drive shortly after noon, Sgt. Shana Clark of the Texas DPS said in a statement.

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