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Man killed in highway crash in Middletown

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Middletown, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - State police are investigating a fatal Saturday night crash on Interstate 91 in Middletown.

It was just after 10:00 p.m. that troopers say a vehicle driven by 51-year-old Petrit Marku of the Bronx crossed into the center lane southbound at exit 21.


Investigators say Marku's Ford pickup truck struck a Volvo driven by Rami Ghanem, 51, of Cordova, Tennessee.

Police say Marku's vehicle crossed back into the right lane and right shoulder before careening into a grassy embankment.

Marku was pronounced dead at  Middlesex Hospital.

Ghanem was not injured.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact State Police at the Troop H barracks in Hartford.