A man has died after being rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 East in West Hartford on Monday morning. State police said 30-year-old Tamek Skinner, of New York, was on I-84 East near exit 44 around 1:30 a.

A man was killed in a crash on Interstate 84 in West Hartford early Monday when the BMW he was driving was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer. The crash was reported around 1:30 a.m. on the eastbound side of the highway prior to Exit 44, according to Connecticut State Police.

A New York man died after his car was hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 east in West Hartford early Monday, according to Connecticut State Police.

WEST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Sections of Interstate 84 are closed following a two-vehicle crash early Monday morning. The crash occurred around 1:37 a.m. on I-84 Eastbound between Exits 43 and 44, leading to multiple closings. In addition to the highway closure, the on-ramps at Exits 43 and 42 are also blocked.

Troopers say the driver of a tractor trailer slammed into the back of a BMW 320 that Tamek Nelson, 30, of New York, NY, was driving in the right lane of I-84 Eastbound near Exit 4