A Michigan man was killed Monday night when he wrecked into the back of a tractor trailer in Clarion County, state police said.

James Raymond Martin, 26, of Sterling Heights, Mich., was driving on Interstate 80 around 5:30 p.m. when he crashed into the back of a tractor trailer tanker that had stopped before entering a construction zone, police said.

Mr. Martin was flown to a hospital but died on the way there, according to police.

A passenger in his car, Amy Rose Martin, also 26 and from Sterling Heights, suffered a major injury. Police did not provide an update on her condition.

The driver of the tractor trailer, Monique Shields, 43, of Chicago, was not injured.

Police continue to investigate.

First Published: September 15, 2015, 11:33 a.m.