A fuel tanker truck rolled over on the Gold Star Bridge in Groton, Connecticut, on Friday, sparking a massive fire and shutting down traffic on Interstate 95.

The driver of the truck died at the scene and two people have been taken to hospitals, New London Mayor Michael Passero said.

<div class="InlineImage RDqG Ibgx eYLn " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIj GNme pYrt dSqF " data-testid="prism-figure"><img alt="PHOTO: The Gold Star Bridge in Groton, Conn., is shut down after a fuel tanker truck rolled over, on April 21, 2023." class="hsDd oOra gusu " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/connecticut-crash-01-ht-jt-230421_1682098343103_hpEmbed_3x4_992.jpg" width="100%" height="auto"><figcaption><div class="XRko PriD tSkS " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="bBSt IzgM VcHI GpQC lZur uhSz YGNM "><span class="hsDd IzgM GpQC lZur " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf ">The Gold Star Bridge in Groton, Conn., is shut down after a fuel tanker truck rolled over, on April 21, 2023.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinl TJeM lyWx "><span class="YNuj DCmQ ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf ">Connecticut State Police</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div>

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A fuel tanker truck rolled over on the Gold Star Bridge in Groton, Connecticut, sparking a massive fire.

1 dead, 2 hurt in fuel tanker truck's fiery rollover crash on Connecticut bridge

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