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1 dead after truck hits tree near Rusk — Photo: KETK

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1 dead after truck hits tree near Rusk

A Lufkin man died Monday morning after his truck left U.S. Highway 69 and hit a tree near Rusk in Cherokee County.

By Michael Garcia·4 hr ago

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KETK) - A Lufkin man died on Monday morning after his truck left U.S. Highway 69 and hit a tree in Cherokee County.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe was heading south on U.S. Highway 69, about 2 miles north of Rusk, when the truck [...].

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