Rodney Palmer, 38, of Martinsville, Va., died about 1 a.m. today at LSU Hospital in Shreveport, Ruston police said. He had suffered extensive burns and other injuries in the crash.

The driver of the FedEx Ground truck, 41-year-old Anthony Sifford of Hillsville, Va., died in the accident.

Ruston police said the wreck happened when a Freightliner with possible mechanical problems was traveling very slow in the right lane of I-20 near the Louisiana Tech exit. The FedEx driver was trying to change lanes when he crashed into the other truck.

The driver of the slow-moving truck, Pete Francis, 35, of Jonesboro, Ga., suffered minor injuries. Ruston police said he was ticketed for log book violations and for driving more than the allowable number of hours without taking a break.