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Man killed after SUV collides with tractor-trailer
Posted: 11.02.2011 at 6:17 PM
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A man was killed Tuesday morning after his SUV collided with a tractor trailer about three miles west of Miami.

Just before 7:30 Tuesday morning, Wilbert Wade, 64, of Pampa, was traveling eastbound on Highway 60 in a 2001 Peterbuilt tractor.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety, the tractor-trailer collided in the eastbound lane with a 2001 Lincoln Navigator.

Juan Santos Ortega of Pampa was the driver of the Navigator. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials said the tractor traveled into a ditch and caught flames after the impact. Wade suffered burns and was taken to Lubbock Medical Center.

Both men were wearing seat belts, DPS said.

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