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Massachusetts: Tow Truck Driver Killed on Massachusetts Turnpike
State police have identified the tow truck operator struck and killed while helping a motorist in the breakdown lane of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Police say 22-year-old Kevin St Pierre of Southbridge was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck by an eastbound box truck at about 3 p.m. Wednesday near exit 10 in Auburn. Police said the box truck driver, 45-year-old Richard Taylor of Taunton, was not injured. Another story can be found at: http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/28085037/crash-on-i-90-leaves-one-dead
Pennsylvania: Paramedic Struck and Killed
Janice Livingston, an paramedic with the West End Ambulance Association was responding to a crash when she was struck and killed by a truck. The crash happened just after 9:30 this morning on Route 271 in Upper Yoder Township between Fender Lane and Meadow Drive. Other stories can be found at: http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/paramedic-killed-while-working-at-cambria-county-crash-scene-5265.shtml http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/217959 http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/coworkers-mourn-loss-paramedic-killed-monday-line-duty-5287.shtml http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/viewing-held-for-paramedic-killed-in-the-line-of-d/21194/b9lTNADCmUWdJ4jJ0n_OKw http://www.wtrf.com/story/28278716/funeral-set-for-western-pennsylvania-paramedic-killed-on-job