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By 25 News
MCLEAN COUNTY – One person is dead, and another is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 overnight.
Illinois State Police say it happened on I-55 Southbound near LaGrange Road, or mile post 146 near McLean, just before 2 AM.
The crash involved a box truck and a truck-tractor semi-trailer.
ISP says the box truck driver died at the scene. The semi driver was taken to the hospital, where their condition is unknown.
I-55 Southbound was shut down for nearly five hours for the investigation.
It reopened around 7:45 AM.
No further information has been released.
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