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UPDATE: Dayton police identify 2 victims of crash; husband killed, wife critical

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photo A tractor trailer and an automobile collided on U.S. 27 in Rhea County.

Dayton police have identified the elderly couple involved in a Wednesday morning accident in Rhea County.

Police say 89-year-old Gilford Kyle, was killed on impact. His wife, Anna is in critical condition at Erlanger.

Police say the couple turned their 1995 Geo Prism in front of the tractor-trailer.

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