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Pickup truck slams into back of dump truck and catches fire | One person confirmed dead, sheriff says

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the pickup crashed into the dump truck and then overturned and burst into flames.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — One person is dead after a pickup truck slammed into the back of a dump truck in north Harris County Friday morning.

This happened at about 7 a.m. in the 14100 block of Chrisman Road near Aldine Bender.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the pickup crashed into the dump truck and then overturned and burst into flames.

The driver was the only one in the pickup and was traveling at a high rate of speed when the crash happened, Gonzalez said.

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