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Tractor-Trailer Crash on I-95 Kills One in Mercer County

Lawrence Township (Mercer)

A woman was killed earlier today when her Kia crashed into a tractor-trailer on I-95 northbound, state police said.

The woman was driving a Kia Forte sedan sometime before 3 a.m. when she struck a tractor-trailer at milepost 5.2, near the Route 31 exit.

The unidentified woman became trapped in the vehicle when it caught on fire. 

The driver of the tractor-trailer and some passers-by pulled the woman out shortly before paramedics arrived to the scene, police said.

She was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The driver of the tractor-trailer was unharmed. 

The northbound highway lanes were closed for at least two hours, according to police.

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