KING WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The driver of a pickup truck was left dead Wednesday afternoon after colliding with farm equipment while driving on Route 30.

Virginia State Police responded to a crash near 17373 King William Road, Route 30, in King William County around 2:30 p.m.

A northbound, white 2019 Ford Ranger crossed the centerline and struck a John Deere R4060 Sprayer that was traveling in the opposite direction.

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    A John Deere R4060 Sprayer which was hit on Route 30 Wednesday (Photo courtesy of VSP)
  • A John Deere R4060 Sprayer and the Ford Ranger which struck it on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of VSP)

The driver of the Ford Ranger, Rory “Bud” Swanson, 70, of Shacklefords, Va., was pronounced dead on the scene.

The driver of the farm equipment was uninjured.

This incident remains under investigation, with the assistance of the Virginia State Police Crash Reconstruction Team.

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