Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed In Fiery Carbon County Crash

A truck driver was killed and his passenger injured in a fiery tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 80 in Carbon County, authorities said.

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Jon Craig

08/15/2024 9:20 a.m.

The crash happened around 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 in Kidder Township near mile marker 279, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

The tractor-trailer was traveling west when it veered to the left leaving the highway. The tractor-trailer struck a tree and came to rest in the center median of I-80.

The driver, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The truck became engulfed in flames.

The passenger, 32-year-old Maftuna Nigmatulleva of Brooklyn, NY, was found unresponsive outside of the truck near the driver's side by a passerby. She was taken to the hospital.

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