KFDM in Beaumont is reporting that a postal worker has died in an accident that occurred in nearby Hardin County on Tuesday afternoon.The crash is reported to have occurred shortly after 4:00 at the intersection of Highway 327 and US 69 south of Kountze.

An official report has not been released, but word is that a United States Postal Service mail truck was traveling west on S.H. 327 and when the driver of the vehicle apparently disregarded the stop sign at the U.S. 69 intersection, and pulled out in front of a 2003 Ford F-350 and trailer which was headed north.

The driver of the mail truck was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, where he was later pronounced dead.

The driver of the Ford and three passengers, including a 13-year-old child, were also transported to St. Eli

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