Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 90 in Sparta, Wisconsin.
What Happened: A car allegedly struck a disabled tractor-trailer on the shoulder of the roadway.
Participants:
- Driver of car
- Passenger in car
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of car, killed
- Passenger in car, killed
Details:
On or about Monday, September 13th, 2021, around 10:00 at night, an accident between a car and a disabled tractor-trailer left two people dead. Authorities from the WSP said the accident was reported on the shoulder of Interstate 90 in Sparta, Wisconsin.
Officials from the Wisconsin State Patrol said two as-of-yet unidentified individuals were killed when a car allegedly struck the back of a disabled tractor-trailer that was on the shoulder of I-90. Paramedics pronounced both occupants in the car dead of their injuries after the accident.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 90 runs east and west along the southern edge of Sparta, which is situated about 116 miles northeast of Madison.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene of the accident.