HICKORY HILLS, Ill. (WLS) -- One person has died after a semi-trailer rear-ended another semi-trailer on the northbound Tri-State Tollway Tuesday morning, causing several lanes to be blocked to traffic for hours, Illinois State Police said.
The crash occurred at about 3:46 a.m. near Roberts Road south of the 83rd Street Toll Plaza. Illinois State Police said the driver of one of the semis, a 41-year-old man from Plano, died in the crash.
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Traffic was orginally being diverted at 95th Street. Lane closures remained in effect for hours after the crash.
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The circumstances surrounding the accident and further details on the person who was killed were not immediately available.