A stretcher sits empty at the scene of a fatal accident in Adams on Friday.
ADAMS, Mass. — An accident on Route 8 Friday afternoon left a Florida woman dead.
Jill Keating, 46, of the town of Florida was killed after her Chevrolet Avalanche crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that was preparing to take a left into Speciality Minerals at about 12:25 p.m. Friday afternoon, according to police.
Keating was pronounced dead on the scene and the driver of the tractor-trailer, Eduardo Manuel Nunes of Miami, Fla., was uninjured.
Route 8 was closed for about four hours and traffic was rerouted from Friend Street through the industrial park.
Emergency personnel on the scene were the Police Department, the Ambulance, the Fire Department, North Adams Ambulance and the Cheshire Fire Department. North Adams and State Police were requested for traffic assistance. The State Police Accident Reconstruction Team and the Truck Team were requested to investigate the accident.
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