Police: Man killed in car, tractor-trailer collision on Cross Bronx Expressway

THE BRONX, New York (WABC) -- A driver was killed after colliding into the back of a tractor-trailer on the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Bronx on Friday, police say.

The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes at Jerome Avenue just after 1:55 a.m.

38-year-old Richard Edwards was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital upon arrival, according to police.

The 49-year-old tractor trailer driver remained on the scene.

The eastbound Cross Bronx Expressway was closed at Jerome Avenue into the morning commute for the investigation.

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