JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A man from Providence was killed in a crash involving a car and tractor-trailer, Johnston police said Monday.

According to Chief Mark Viera, the crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday on Hartford Avenue.

The driver of the car, 37-year-old Tomas Osario-Gomez, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the car and the driver of the tractor-trailer were taken to Rhode Island Hospital for minor injuries.

Viera said the preliminary investigation showed Osario-Gomez was pulling out of a parking lot when he collided with the tractor-trailer which was traveling westbound on Hartford Avenue.

The crash is still under investigation.

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