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Driver Killed After Colliding With Flatbed Truck On Highway 101 In Menlo Park

MENLO PARK (CBS SF) – The driver of a Honda SUV was killed when they collided into the back of a flatbed truck on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Menlo Park early Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP said the collision was first reported at 1:24 a.m. The Honda was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the truck - which was going approximately 45 mph - in the No. 1 lane.

The SUV then overturned and landed on the right shoulder, the CHP said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

As of 5 a.m., the southbound No. 4 lane and the Marsh Road on-ramp to southbound U.S. 101 remained closed with no estimated time of reopening.

There are no reports of other injuries.

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