SPRINGFIELD, MA : 1 dead when car crashes into tractor-trailer in Springfield on Monday, February 6th 2017
Springfield, Massachusetts
Authorities say one person has died after a car drove under a tractor-trailer in Springfield.
Police say the truck was leaving a repair shop parking lot on Cottage Street at about 3:30 a.m. Monday, when the Mercedes-Benz C300 struck the rear area of the truck and became lodged under it.
The driver, the vehicle's lone occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not hurt.
The victim's name was not immediately released.
Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to get the car out from under the tractor-trailer and then remove the body.
The crash remains under investigation, but police say there were no skid marks on the street and it appears speed was a factor.
This story has been changed to show that truck was coming from parking lot, car was on street.
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1 dead when car crashes into tractor-trailer in Springfield