One person has serious injuries after being hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in New Haven on Tuesday morning and part of the highway is closed as state police investigate.
A New Jersey man has died after he was hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in New Haven on Tuesday morning.
State police identified the man as 55-year-old Alexis Vincente, of Union City, New Jersey,
They said the truck he was driving was stopped in the triangular area of I-95 South, near the exit 46 off-ramp, and he was outside his vehicle when a tractor-trailer hit him just after 5:30 a.m.
Troopers at the scene gave medical care to Vincente and he was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he died, according to state police.
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The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt.
Anyone who saw the crash or has video or information is asked to call Trooper Farrow at 203-696-2500 or email rahiem.farrow@ct.gov.
