The accident happened near Exit 6, and state police arrived on scene shortly after 8 p.m.
The driver of the truck that struck the woman stopped at the scene, NBC Connecticut said. WTNH-TV reported that the woman had stopped on the shoulder of the highway and gotten out of her vehicle.
State police are investigating the fatal crash.
Read the full story here at the NBC Connecticut website.
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