Traffic & Transit
Fiery I-95 Construction Zone Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured In New Rochelle
The collision involving two trucks happened just after midnight Tuesday morning, according to New York State Police.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A fiery crash on the New England Thruway left one person dead and another injured.
On Tuesday, at 12:03 a.m., troopers assigned to the State Police New Rochelle barracks responded to a report of a two-vehicle personal injury auto accident on I-95 southbound at mile marker 6.1 in New Rochelle.
The crash closed both northbound and southbound lanes on the New England Thruway while first responders tried to save a life. The investigation and cleanup stretched into the morning rush hour.
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An investigation by the Hawthorne Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Troop K's Collision Reconstruction Unit found that a 2026 Peterbilt tractor-trailer that was traveling south in the right lane had slowed down due to the construction zone with a lane closure. A 2016 Hino box truck struck the rear of the slowed Peterbilt.
After the collision, the Hino truck became fully engulfed in flames, according to troopers.
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The driver of the Hino was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Peterbilt was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
State police said that the victim's identity will not be released until family can be notified.
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