The tractor trailer truck burst into flames when it hit a median.
GREENFIELD – State police have identified the victims of the tractor trailer truck fire as residents of Alabama.
Theodore Wilson, 33, and Eleanor Williams, 45, of Birmingham, Ala. were killed early Sunday morning when their truck crashed into a median on Route 91 north and burst into flames.
The tractor trailer was fully engulfed in flames when the state police troopers responded. Wilson and Williams were killed in the accident and subsequent fire.
“The Massachusetts State Police are investigation all possible contributing factors including the possibility of medical conditions,” a police spokesman said in a written statement.
The accident happened between exits 27 and 28. The northbound section of the highway was closed for about 12 hours while officers cleared the scene and investigated. It was re-opened around 3 p.m.