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Fatal wreck on Sandhill Road
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Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that took place around 3 p.m. Tuesday on the 2900 block of Sandhill Road.

Effingham County Sheriff's deputies responded to an accident with injuries involving a pickup truck and a tow truck. Witnesses indicated it appeared the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup was traveling northbound on Sandhill Road when it crossed over the center line and struck a tow truck head on.

The driver of the pickup as pronounced dead at the scene. The driver’s name has not yet been released.

The Georgia State Patrol, Effingham County Fire Department and Effingham County EMS all responded to the scene.

The body of the driver killed in the crash has been sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Savannah for an autopsy.