Yesterday, a fiery crash claimed the life of one driver and injured two others. Â More details about the accident are now being released.
The incident occurred yesterday afternoon on Interstate 83 northbound in York County, Pennsylvania, when two S&W Petroleum Services service trucks were stopping for a mattress in the roadway that had fallen from another vehicle and landed in the right lane near the North George Street Exit, ABC 27 reported.
A third truck was following the two S&W service trucks and wan’t able to stop in time. Â The truck slammed into the back of the middle S&W truck, causing it to rear end the first truck, igniting a fire.
The driver of the middle S&W truck, 46-year-old Brian Jacobs, was killed. Â At this time, it is unknown whether Jacobs died on impact or if he was killed by the fire.
The driver of the first S&W truck in the line of trucks, 64-year-old Gordon Myers, sustained serious injures and was taken to a local hospital. The driver who rear ended the S&W truck, 51-year-old Michael Grandmaison, sustained minor injuries and was also taken to a local hospital.
“Police said the crash is still under investigation and the driver who had the mattress fall from his vehicle is cooperating,” ABC 27 reported.
Source: ABC 27 News
ABC 27 Slideshow of the wreck.