MARSHALL, Texas — At least one eastbound lane of Interstate 20 east of Marshall, Texas, has been closed after a fiery, fatal collision on an overpass. Due to damage to an overpass support one lane is expected to be closed until next month. The support column was damaged when one of the18 wheelers involved in the crash went over a railing on the overpass. The accident happened about 4:25 a.m. on November 17, 2011 on the Farm-to-Market Road 31 overpass. Texas state troopers said one of the trucks crashed into the back of the other. The truck that hit the back of the other truck burst into flames, killing the driver. He was identified as Andrew Mayfield, 35, of Beckville, Texas. Two men in the other truck were not hurt, they said.
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