GREEN TWP., Ohio — One person is dead following a crash involving a Rumpke trash truck, according to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office.
Green Township police identified him as 30-year-old Timothy Rieman.
According to police, Rieman was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado west on Hutchinson Road when he crashed into the back of the Rumpke truck at around 4:17 a.m. Friday morning.
He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he died from his injuries at around 5:11 a.m., police said.
Green Township police said the Rumpke truck was stopped in the 4700 block of Hutchinson with its caution lights on at the time.
The Rumpke spokesperson said when the crash happened, the Rumpke driver was in the process of climbing back into the cab of the truck while on a residential trash collection route. The crash threw the Rumpke driver to the ground in the process, the spokesperson said.
Both the driver of the Rumpke vehicle and the driver of the passenger vehicle were taken to nearby hospitals, the spokesperson said. The driver of the Rumpke vehicle was treated and released, Green Township police said.
Green Township police said Hutchinson Road was closed in the morning hours during the investigation.
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