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MEXIA, Texas — According to a Department of Public Safety trooper, a gravel truck driver traveling east on Highway 84 was killed on Thursday morning, Feb. 28, after his 18-wheeler veered off the highway and struck a tree on the shoulder of the road just west of Mexia. The city of Mexia is located about 86 miles southeast of Dallas.

A semi truck driver was killed when his gravel truck went off the road and struck a tree on eastbound U.S. Highway 84 in Mejia, TX on February 28, 2013.

The accident occurred at around 8 a.m. Thursday morning at the intersection of U.S. 84 and Farm-to-Market Road 2705, about 6 miles west of Mexia.

Map showing location of fatal semi truck accident on U.S. Highway 84 at Farm To Market 2705 in Mexia, TX where the driver of a gravel truck was killed on February 28, 2013.

The semi truck driver was identified late Thursday afternoon as Bobby Joe Threet, 72. The trooper said Threet may have experienced a medical problem before the accident happened.

No other injuries were reported.

The accident remains under investigation at this time.

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