FIRST ON 5: Two Killed in Tractor Trailer Accident

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Story Created: Jan 12, 2009 at 11:57 AM EDT

Story Updated: Jan 12, 2009 at 5:05 PM EDT

A tractor trailer accident kills two and shuts down the interstate for hours this morning.

It's a story you heard First on 5.

Police say a tractor trailer from Werner Trucking Company lost control around mile marker 101 just before 2:30.

It went through the guardrail, down a small embankment and caught fire. It was fully engulfed in flames within just a few minutes.

The driver and a passenger in that truck died on scene.

The Lewis County sheriff's department is investigating.

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