Traffic & Transit
Providence Man, 52, Killed In Crash On I-95 South
Two vehicles were involved in the crash on I-95 South, near Thurbers Avenue.
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man was killed in an early morning crash on Interstate 95 South, Rhode Island State Police said.
The crash happened just before 5:30 a.m. near the Thurbers Avenue exit. Roger Hall, a 52-year-old man from Providence, was driving a Honda Civic when he lost control, police said, veering left into the jersey barrier at the center median. The car stopped sideways in the high-speed lane.
A driver in a pickup truck was heading south in the high-speed lane, police said, and was unable to stop in time. The truck hit the car on the front passenger side.
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Hall was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and later released, according to police.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact state police at 401-444-1100.
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