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Pickup truck driver killed near Brentwood after hitting tree

PIX Now - Morning Edition 6/17/24
PIX Now - Morning Edition 6/17/24 10:53

A man was killed early Sunday morning near Brentwood when his truck hit a tree.


The California Highway Patrol was notified of the solo vehicle crash at about 1:12 a.m. on Sunset Road west of Sellers Avenue.

A brown GMC pickup occupied by a male adult driver was traveling west on Sunset Road. The driver veered left across eastbound lanes, drove off the roadway, and crashed the GMC head-on into a tree located on the southside of Sunset Road.

The driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital with life-threatening injuries but died while in transport.

Anyone with information about the crash can contact CHP Contra Costa in Martinez at (925) 646-4980.

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