According to a Rock County Sheriff press release, on Saturday at about 3:30 p.m. deputies from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Milton Police Department, and the Milton Fire Department responded to a multiple vehicle crash with injuries that occurred on N. State Highway 26, north of N. County Highway N in Milton Township. As a result of the incident, a 35 year old man from Fort Atkinson passed away. Investigation of the incident showed that a 1990 Dodge W250 truck with a trailer being driven by a 30 year old male from Elkhorn was northbound on N. State Highway 26 and began to turn into a driveway. A 2019 Hino 238 Commercial Box Truck being driven by a 37 year old male from Fort Atkinson was also northbound and struck the rear end of the trailer being towed by the Dodge truck. The 35 year old male from Fort Atkinson who passed away was riding as a passenger in the 2019 Hino 238 Commercial Box Truck. S. State Highway 26 was closed for about 5.5 hours for investigation, towing, and recovery operations and was reopened shortly before 9 p.m.
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