CUBA, NY : An accident on Interstate 86 in New York on Tuesday, 20th March 2018

An accident on Interstate 86 in New York claimed the life of a Dorset truck driver Tuesday morning.

New York State Police reported that on Tuesday at 5:28 a.m., troopers responded to a tractor trailer collision on I-86 eastbound in the town of Cuba, located about 70 miles south of Buffalo.

Further investigation revealed that a 1987 Peterbilt was disabled partially in the roadway of I-86. The Peterbilt operator, Kyle W. Willis, 41 of Dorset, was outside his vehicle attempting to make repairs when Willis and his Peterbilt were struck by a 2016 Freightliner traveling eastbound on I-86. Willis was transported to Olean General Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

The Bureau of Criminal Investigation is still investigating this collision with the assistance of the NYSP Collision Reconstruction Unit, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit.

This is still an ongoing investigation.

Source :
Dorset man killed in New York crash