Moped Driver Killed In Collision With Log Truck

Smithfield Police are investigating a fatal accident between a log truck and a moped. It happened just after 1:00pm Thursday on Highway 70 at College Road . The name of the moped operator who was killed was not immediately released, pending notification of the next of kin. Smithfield Police Captain Bruce Gentry said it appeared the log truck and moped were both traveling westbound when the two collided. Traffic was rerouted around the crash site for more than an hour.