Evans, N.Y. (WBEN) - A Buffalo man died in an early Sunday morning crash along the New York State Thruway in the Town of Evans.
State Police say Andre Akin, 33, of Buffalo, was operating a 2023 Kia sedan in the passing lane when the vehicle drifted into the driving lane and collided with a 2025 Freightliner tractor trailer operated by Dru Montae Chism, 28, of Belleville, Illinois. Both vehicles traveled onto the South shoulder and struck the guide rail. The tractor trailer partially sheared off the guide rail, which then impaled the Kia.
Chism, who showed no signs of impairment, was transported to Erie County Medical Center with minor injuries. Akin was pronounced deceased at the scene.
All Eastbound lanes of the Thruway were closed for several hours while investigators conducted a collision reconstruction, with traffic diverted at Exit 57A (Eden-Angola). Once the reconstruction was complete, the exit re-opened, but the right lane remained closed for several additional hours to allow for cleanup and vehicle recovery.
NYSP: Driver's car collided with a tractor trailer early Sunday
NYSP: Driver's car collided with a tractor trailer early Sunday
