A man killed Tuesday when his vehicle was pinned beneath a tractor-trailer on I-285, authorities said.

The victim died at the scene of the crash, which happened around 5 p.m. near I-285′s juncture with I-85, according to DeKalb County police spokesperson Officer Elise Wells. On Thursday, Wells identified the man as 32-year-old Jonathan Edward McNeil.

According to investigators, McNeil lost control of his car while driving on the interstate and struck several vehicles before it came to rest under the carriage of a tractor-trailer.

Several lanes were blocked for hours. No one else was injured during the crash, which remains under investigation.

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