An explosion took place at interstate 10 when dairy truck collide with a fuel tanker leads Rodney Payne, 55, milk truck driver dead.

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Burbank, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) November 14, 2011 -- Rodney Payne, 55, of Mesa, was driving a milk truck for Missouri-based Western Dairy Transportation on Interstate 10 westbound near Chandler Boulevard. Shortly after 8 a.m. the truck he was driving crashed into the back of a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of fuel byproduct.

The incident caused an explosion and stalled traffic for hours and businesses were evacuated within 1 mile of the crash scene.

Payne was returning to Phoenix from Casa Grande at the time of the crash.

Payne was an independent trucker with whom Western Dairy contracted to transport loads of milk. His truck was empty when the crash happened, according to a woman in Western Dairy’s Safety Department. Payne was an owner-operator of the truck.

The driver of the tanker for Bulk Transportation of Gallup, N.M., was Valentino Haley, 29, of New Mexico. He was not injured in the crash.

DPS officers are continuing to investigate the crash to determine why Payne crashed into the back of the tanker.

More information can be found online at http://www.truckingaccidentinfo.com/article/an-explosion-took-place-at-interstate-10-when-dairy-truck-collide-with-a-fuel-tanker-leads-rodney-payne-55-milk-truck-driver-dead

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