2 Killed As Dump Truck, SUV Collide On I-84 In Tolland: State Police

TOLLAND, CT — Two people were killed when a compact sport utility vehicle and a dump truck collided on Interstate 84 in Tolland late Wednesday night, state police said.

Paige Cooke, 29, of Manchester, NH, who was driving a Kia Sportage, and a passenger, Kristina Murphy, 28, of Wilmington, MA, were identified in a state police report as those killed in the crash.

The accident took place near Exit 68, state police said.

According to a state police crash report, at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, a heavy-duty Mack CV700 dump truck with a 51-year-old Manchester, CT, man behind the wheel was headed west on I-84 in the right lane. The Sportage was directly behind it, according to a crash report.

The Sportage suddenly rear-ended the dump truck, according to a crash report.

The dump truck driver was transported to Hartford Hospital for evaluation, and both Cooke and Murphy were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a crash report.

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State police Thursday morning were asking those with information on the incident to contact Trooper Ryan Crawford at 860-896-3222, Ext. 8047; or at Ryan.Crawford@ct.gov.