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Darrell Ward, 'Ice Road Truckers' star dead at 52

By Wade Sheridan

MISSOULA, Mont., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Darrell Ward, star of History channel's Ice Road Truckers, died Sunday at the age of 52 following a small plane crash.

"It's with great sadness to report we have lost our Montana Legend at the young age of 52," reads a press release on Ward's Facebook page.

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According to the social media post, Ward had just left the Great American Truck Show in Dallas and was heading back to Missoula, Mont., in order to film a pilot for a new documentary series that would revolve around the recovery of wrecked planes.

Along the way, the plane crashed killing both Ward and his co-pilot. The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating the incident.

Ward is described as a hard-working family man whose greatest loves included "his kids and grand-kids & trucking."

"Ice Road Truckers has been on for 5 year[s] but he's been my dad for 21 and I cherished him! I looked up to him he was my rock," added daughter Terra Ward in a post on her father's Facebook page Monday. "I called him everyday he taught me everything I know! My Daddy was the best man ever hands down... NO ONE can say they miss him as much as me and my brother hurt for him today!"

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"Nothing will ever be the same with out his smart mouth there!! And I'm dying over here dreaming of a hug from him ...," she continued.

Ward currently appears with business partner Lisa Kelly on Season 10 of Ice Road Truckers on History which began Aug. 4. He was expected to return for the next season.

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