Two Killed Changing Flat Tire On Highway In Massachusetts

August 1, 2009 5:25 p.m. EST

Webster, MA (AHN) - Two people were killed on early Saturday when a car struck them as they were trying to change a tire on the highway in Massachusetts, State Police said.

The officers from the Massachusetts State Police Department are investigating the accident.

The men were changing a flat tire at around 6:40 a.m. on a camper trailer attached to their truck, which was parked in the breakdown lane on Route 395 North in Webster, Massachusetts.

The identities of the men were not released pending notification of next of kin.

The police officials said that the 21-year-old driver of Lowell, Geoffrey K. Wahome, was seriously wounded as his car flipped after the crash.

He was taken by ambulance to UMass Medical Center for treatment, the officials added.