MCLENNAN COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Joshua Zuniga, of Woodway, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday fatal vehicle crash in McLennan County.

Zuniga, 26, was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor Thursday morning near Waco.

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According to reports, Zuniga was operating a Lexus ES-300 on Highway 84 near Aviation Parkway east of Bellmead, when he attempted to perform a left hand turn and was struck by a Peterbilt tractor-trailer around 11 a.m. Thursday.

Zuniga was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 234,906. Its county seat and largest city is Waco. The U.S. census 2019 county population estimate is 256,623. The county is named for Neil McLennan, an early settler – Wikipedia.