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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who was working an accident scene on Interstate 85 was killed early Wednesday when two tractor-trailers collided then struck multiple police vehicles. Three other officers were treated for injuries.

CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings identified the officer who died as Mia Goodwin, a wife and mother of three children. She was hired by CMPD in October 2015 and worked in the department’s University City Division in north Charlotte.

“We put on this uniform, and we know that there is no guarantee that we will come home to our families,” Jennings told reporters at a press conference hours later. “That’s the most difficult part.”

The collision happened at the scene of an earlier wreck at I-85 and W.T. Harris Boulevard. The officers were there directing traffic.

According to CMPD, the earlier wreck, which involved an overturned tractor-trailer, happened Tuesday at about 10:37 p.m. That initial wreck shut down all southbound lanes on the interstate.

Shortly after 1 a.m., a single lane was reopened, and traffic began to to move again. Goodwin, along with other third-shift officers, arrived on the scene to relieve other officers who had been there assisting.

At 3:39 a.m., a semi-truck with a trailer traveling southbound collided with a second semi-truck, causing them to strike multiple police vehicles. Goodwin died at the scene. The driver of one of the trucks was taken to a hospital.

The injured officers — Shannon Foster, Sean Husk and Jackson Buffington — were released from a hospital Wednesday morning.

Jennings said Goodwin is believed to be the first CMPD officer killed at the scene of a traffic accident since the 1980s.

Mayor Vi Lyles posted a video on Twitter expressing her condolences. “We can never take for granted the service of officers in CMPD,” she said.