Fuel Tanker Driver Burned in Fiery Crash

A fiery tanker truck crash and explosion shut down Interstate 91 in Chicopee on Friday. State police said the crash happened just after 9:30 a.m. as the truck carrying diesel fuel was traveling north on I-91. The driver of the truck was hurt and was taken to an area hospital. The tanker driver suffered third degree burns over 70 percent of his body, reports CBS station WBZ-TV.

 

The station also reports the driver of a second car was hurt as well. Peter Judge, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, said the fire engulfed three cars, but he had no immediate word on injuries to anyone in those vehicles. Judge said the crash pushed the truck partially off a highway overpass, but the truck did not fall onto the road below.Read Entire Article at cbs.com