Arkansan dies in head-on crash with truck; 29-year-old was trying to pass other vehicle, police say

An Arkansas man died after he struck an oncoming semi-truck while trying to pass another vehicle on a highway Thursday, state police said.

The crash happened around 2:10 p.m. as Deontra Montreall Ollison, 29, of Monticello was traveling on Arkansas 530 south of Arrowhead Road in Lincoln County, according to a preliminary report.

As Ollison passed another southbound vehicle in a 1997 Accura, his vehicle crashed head-on into a northbound Volvo semi, police said.

The report listed another person as being injured, though that individual was not named.

Travel conditions at the time were described as clear and dry.

Ollison’s death was one of at least seven recorded so far this year on an Arkansas road, according to preliminary figures.

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