Driver dies in crash that closed highway near RI, Mass. border

A Massachusetts man died in a three-vehicle crash that closed the westbound side of Interstate 195 near the Rhode Island border for several hours Tuesday afternoon, according to the Massachusetts State Police .

The crash happened at about 1:20 p.m. near Exit 1 in Seekonk. The police closed all three lanes to rescue and treat occupants of the vehicles, the state police said. All lanes were reopened shortly after 6:30 p.m., the state police said.

Two of the vehicles, a box truck and SUV, caught fire, according to WPRI.

A 36-year-old man from Springfield, Massachusetts, died; he'd been driving a 2022 Toyota Highlander SUV, according to the state police.

The crash also involved a 2022 Ford F650 truck, driven by a 45-year-old man from North Easton, Massachusetts, and a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer, operated by a 31-year-old man from Hallandale, Florida, the state police said.

The driver of the Ford was taken to a hospital with minor injuries; the tractor-trailer driver was not hurt, the police said.

The police are still investigating what caused the crash.

Troopers were assisted at the crash scene by members of Seekonk Fire and Emergency Medical Services, as well as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the state police said.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Driver dies in crash that closed highway near RI, Mass. border