Man, 69, killed in freak accident when metal from dump truck smashed through ...

Man, 69, killed in freak accident when metal from dump truck smashed through ...
Man, 69, killed in freak accident when metal from dump truck smashed through ...
Alaska grandfather, 69, is killed in freak accident while on vacation to see New England's fall leaves after a metal from dump truck smashed through the windshield of his rental car A man visiting New England on vacation died in a freak accident after a piece of metal fell from a dump truck and smashed through his rental car's windshield Thomas Arrington was travelling in a rented Ford Fusion north on I-95 near Danvers at 8:23 am Friday when a screed fell out of the truck and struck him A screed is a tool used to level and smooth freshly poured concrete The 69-year-old was driving the car and had his wife, 68, with him at the time of the fatal accident  He and his wife, both of Palmer, Alaska, had just started their New England vacation after arriving in Massachusetts the previous day The 21-year-old man who was driving the truck was working for a construction company reached out to state police  and is cooperating with their investigation

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Thomas Arrington (pictured) was travelling in a rented Ford Fusion northbound with his wife on I-95 near Danvers at around 8:23 am Friday when the accident occurred

Thomas Arrington (pictured) was travelling in a rented Ford Fusion northbound with his wife on I-95 near Danvers at around 8:23 am Friday when the accident occurred

An Alaska grandfather visiting New England with his wife to see the changing fall leaves died in a freak accident after a piece of metal fell off of a dump truck and smashed through his rental car's windshield. 

Thomas Arrington was travelling in a rented Ford Fusion northbound on I-95 near Danvers at around 8:23 am Friday when a screed, which is a tool used to level and smooth freshly poured concrete, fell out of the truck and struck him through the windshield, according to Massachusetts State Police.

The 69-year-old was driving the car and his wife, 68, was beside him in the passenger seat at the time of the

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