EAST PROVIDENCE, RI : 2 killed after box truck crushed by tractor-trailers on Tuesday, October 3, 2017
East Providence, Rhode Island
Authorities say a box truck was apparently crushed between two tractor-trailers on Interstate 195 in Rhode Island, leaving two Massachusetts residents dead.
State police say the crash happened Tuesday when a tractor-trailer and a box truck slowed for traffic in the westbound lanes. A second tractor-trailer hit the rear of the truck, forcing it into the back of the first tractor-trailer.
The operator of the box truck, 40-year-old Steven Magan, of Palmer, Massachusetts, was declared dead at the scene. His passenger, 38-year-old Axel Moran, of Marlboro, Massachusetts, also died.
The driver of the second tractor-trailer was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. The other driver wasn’t hurt.
The crash tied up traffic on the westbound side of the highway for about five hours.
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2 killed after box truck crushed by tractor-trailers