The driver of the Peterbilt was taken to Baylor Scott & White with undisclosed injuries.
Belton, TX. – 50-year-old Vernon Richard Loechel was killed in a head-on collision on Wednesday afternoon in Belton.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the accident happened on Farm to Market 439 near Wildwood Drive and Spring Canyon Road at around 12:30 p.m.
Loechel was driving a 2010 Audi westbound on FM 439 when it crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a Peterbilt trash truck.
The crash impact caused the Peterbilt to cross over the westbound lane and crash into a convenience store.
Loechel was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Peterbilt was taken to Baylor Scott & White with undisclosed injuries.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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