Coroner IDs man killed in I-275 crash in Colerain Twp.

A person died after a vehicle rear-ended a Rumpke garbage truck March 9, 2023. BLAKE SHEELY/WCPO

A person died after a vehicle rear-ended a Rumpke garbage truck March 9, 2023. BLAKE SHEELY/WCPO

The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the man who died in a crash on I-275 in Colerain Twp. on Thursday.

Brian Wilkerson, 40, was killed when he collided with a Rumpke truck, investigators said.

The eastbound lanes of the highway were closed between Blue Rock Road and Colerain Avenue for more than nine hours after the crash while officials investigated.

A Rumpke supervisor on the scene said that a vehicle rear-ended the garbage truck. The Rumpke driver was not injured but the driver of the other vehicle was killed.

Police have not released any information on what caused the crash.

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