Fiery wreck fatal to truck driver, 47

A man was killed Tuesday when the truck he was driving crashed and caught fire, authorities said.

Leland Feutral, 47, of Fouke was driving north on U.S. 67 north of Fulton in Hempstead County, according to a preliminary crash report from the Arkansas State Police.

About 2 p.m., the 2007 Freightliner left the road near its intersection with Hempstead County Road 75, striking several trees on the west side, police said. The vehicle then reportedly became "fully engulfed" in flames.

Feutral was pronounced dead at the scene.

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