Carlisle, PA : Two tractor-trailer drivers who were killed in a crash on Friday, July 28, 2017

State Police have identified the two tractor-trailer drivers who were killed in a crash on Interstate 81 Friday evening.

Police said Epitacio Noel Diaz-Morales, 34, of Florida City, Florida, and Cosmin Ganta, age unknown, from California, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the fiery crash on I-81 in Penn Township at 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Police said Diaz-Morales was traveling in the right lane of I-81 south just north of the Kutz Road overpass when he abruptly swerved into the left lane and jackknifed. The vehicle slid over the Kutz Road bridge abutment, fell onto Kutz Road and caught fire, according to police.

The trailer stayed on the interstate, blocking the entire left lane and most of the right lane.

Ganta was traveling behind Diaz-Morales' tractor-trailer and took evasive action to avoid striking the trailer. However, his tractor-trailer hit the concrete bridge abutment and became wedged between Diaz-Morales' tractor-trailer and the barrier, according to police.

Ganta's tractor-trailer immediately caught fire, and police said he was unable to get out of the truck.

Cumberland County Charley Hall pronounced both men dead at the scene. Hall hadn't been able to confirm their identifies earlier due to both drivers being burned beyond recognition.

Police said they do not know why Diaz-Morales initially swerved his vehicle on the interstate.

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Police ID tractor-trailer drivers killed in I-81 crash Friday night