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Driver killed in tractor-trailer rollover on I-90 near Route 33

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CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — The driver of a tractor-trailer was killed in a rollover accident on I-90 Wednesday night.

State Police responded around 8:30 p.m. to a crash on I-90 eastbound near the exit to Route 33. Police say the driver and sole occupant of the tractor-trailer was pronounced dead while being taken to ECMC.

The right lane of I-90 eastbound and the eastbound entrance ramp at exit 51 was closed until around 5:30 Thursday morning when the tractor-trailer was removed.

Police have not said how the crash may have happened. The driver's name has not been released.