GLOUCESTER , MASS. (WHDH) - State police have identified the 22-year-old man who died in a violent crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 128 in Gloucester on Monday morning.
Troopers responding to a reported serious injury crash on Route 128 northbound near Exit 12 determined that a 2012 Kia Forte driven by Johnathan Silva, of Gloucester, crashed into the back of a 2000 Kenworth truck.
Silva was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the truck, a 64-year-old Lawrence man was uninjured.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Crash investigation still ongoing on Rte 128 NB in #Gloucester. Traffic NB still diverted off at x.13 onto Rte 133. Also one lane closed SB at the scene as well. Will update as we can. #MAtraffic https://t.co/dbxZWBLBNQ pic.twitter.com/1XTgBCBrYt
— Dustin Fitch (@DustinGFitch) August 26, 2019
Update: crash involved a personal vehicle colliding into the rear of a tractor trailer. MSP Collision Reconstruction team, Crime Scene Section, and commercial vehicle unit also on scene or responding. https://t.co/87598LSGp3
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) August 26, 2019
#MAtraffic Troopers on scene, Route 128 N., south of exit 12, #Gloucester, for fatal motor vehicle crash. Highway currently closed at the crash, traffic being diverted at exit 13. No further information being released at this time. pic.twitter.com/qmf32UGqpE
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) August 26, 2019
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