Truck driver dead after overnight Livingston Co. crash

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — One person is dead following an overnight crash in Livingston County involving a semi-truck and a pickup truck.

Officials with the Illinois State Police said the crash happened just after 3 a.m. on U.S. Route 24 at County Road 3350 East. The investigation revealed that the pickup truck driving northbound on the county road failed to stop at the intersection and was hit by a semi-truck driving east on Route 24. The semi-truck subsequently went off the road, overturned and caught fire.

The driver of the semi-truck was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup truck was airlifted to a regional hospital with injuries.

Officials said the intersection of Route 24 and County Road 3350 East is closed for the investigation at this time.

There is no further information available at this time.

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