LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Two people are dead after an 18-wheeler rear-ended an Arkansas Highway Police cruiser on Wednesday along Interstate 40.
According to the Arkansas State Police (ASP), the wreck happened at around 9:40 a.m. near mile marker 268 in Crittenden County.
A semi-truck heading eastbound struck the highway police unit, hit a guardrail and overturned, an ASP report stated.
The truck then caught fire, and two people were killed.
The deceased have not been named.
The driver of the Highway Police vehicle was not injured, according to the ASP.
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