Warren, MA : Agawam man killed in MassPike accident in Warren on Thursday morning, October 27, 2016

A 38-year-old Agawam man was killed Thursday morning on the Massachusetts Turnpike as he stepped out of the break-down lane and into the path of a tractor trailer, state police said.

The man, whose name was being withheld pending notification of his family, was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to state police, the man's car was found parked in the breakdown lane near the scene of the accident.

The accident happened just before 11 a.m. in the eastbound lane of the turnpike near mile marker 69. The accident and subsequent investigation caused a lengthy backup of traffic along the pike, police said.

A preliminary investigation shows the man stepped into the right travel lane and was stuck by a tractor trailer driven by a 50-year-old man from Syracuse.

The operator of the truck stopped and remained on the scene, police said.

No charges have been filed against the driver, police said. His name was not disclosed to the press.

The accident remains under investigation by members of Charlton state police barracks, from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction and Crime Scene Services sections, and the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.

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Agawam man killed in MassPike accident in Warren; stepped in front of tractor trailer, police say