ARLINGTON – A truck driver was killed late Friday in a crash involving three tractor-trailers and two SUVs on northbound U.S. 287 near Sublett Road, Arlington police said.

Shortly before 10:30 p.m., officers arrived at the crime scene

Investigators believe the accident occurred because the driver of a semi-trailer truck who died in the crash failed to react to the speed of traffic slowing or stopping in a construction zone and therefore collided with another semi-trailer truck, setting off a chain reaction.

In addition to the three semi-trailers, a 2016 Land Rover and a 2015 Toyota Rav 4 were involved in the accident. According to Arlington police, the second semi-trailer struck the Land Rover, which crashed into the Rav 4, which in turn crashed into the third semi-trailer.

The Tarrant County Coroner’s Office will release the name of the deceased truck driver after next of kin are notified, police said.

The other drivers and passengers involved in the accident suffered non-life-threatening injuries.