One person was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car on Interstate 93 south in Derry, New Hampshire, on Wednesday afternoon.
The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m., according to state police, when a tractor-trailer rear-ended a 2009 Lexus ES 350 sedan.
The driver of the Lexus died at the scene of injuries sustained in the crash, according to state police. That person was identified as 78-year-old Maya Muchnik of Needham, Mass.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was identified as Luciano Miguel Garone, 26, of Stallings, North Carolina.
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State police said on social media just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday that the crash led to a vehicle fire, causing all southbound lanes of I-93 to be shut down for several hours. The highway reopened around 11:15 p.m.
State police said the investigation is ongoing, and no further details were released.
