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FRANKLIN, Tenn. – A mother and her son were killed on I-65 in Williamson County Monday night after they were hit by a semi-truck.
WKRN News 2 reports that the woman and her young child were trying to help stranded motorists who had crashed.
Franklin police said an SUV slid on black ice and rolled over near Murfreesboro Rd. around 9:15 p.m.
The mother and son were standing outside their vehicle trying to help the victims when they were struck by the semi. The child died at the scene and the mother died at the hospital. Their identities have not been released.
Two of the five passengers in the SUV were critically injured.
*WKRN News 2 contributed to this report.