UPDATED: 1 dead in Marathon County semi vs. vehicle crash

Wausau Pilot & Review

UPDATED, 2:28 p.m. – One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash Friday involving a semi tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle, according to the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department.

In a news release issued Friday afternoon, police said the crash was reported at about 10:25 a.m. near the intersection of Hwy. 153 and County Hwy. E in the town of Eau Pleine.

One driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other driver was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No names have been released.

The Marathon County Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash. Please use caution when traveling in the area, as traffic is detoured to alternate routes.

The Wisconsin State Patrol, Spencer Police Department, Stratford Police Department, Stratford Fire/EMS, and the Marathon County Medical Examiner’s Office are among the agencies assisting.

See our earlier reporting, below.

A portion of Hwy. 153 in Marathon County is closed Friday after a crash involving a semi and a passenger vehicle, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The crash was reported just before 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Hwy. E in the town of Eau Pleine. Witnesses say the passenger vehicle, a four-door sedan, caught fire after the crash. There’s no word yet on injuries.

A Life Link helicopter was placed on standby but did not ultimately respond to the scene.

According to emergency scanner traffic, the semi came to rest in the southbound ditch at the intersection. All lanes are blocked as of 12:20 p.m. Friday.

This is a developing story that will be updated.

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