SEEKONK, MA : 1 dead, 1 injured in fiery Seekonk crash on Tuesday, 2nd July 2024

One man died and another was taken to the hospital after a fiery three-vehicle crash on a Seekonk highway Tuesday, according to Massachusetts State Police.

At around 1:20 p.m., a Toyota Highlander, a box truck, and a tractor-trailer were involved in a crash on the westbound side of I-195 just before Exit 1, police said. The driver of the Toyota, a 36-year-old man from Springfield, was pronounced dead.

The driver of the box truck, a 45-year-old man from North Easton, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said. The tractor-trailer driver, a 31-year-old man from Hallandale, Fla., was not injured.

The box truck was engulfed in flames, with smoke pouring out of the vehicle on the westbound side of the highway, according to video from the scene.



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