1 dead after semi-trailer falls off I-80, overturns; Illinois State Police say

HAZEL CREST, Ill. (WLS) -- One person is dead after a semi-trailer went down an embankment on Interstate 80 in the south suburbs Tuesday morning, Illinois State police said.

The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Kedzie Avenue.

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Police said the semi-trailer left the roadway, went down an embankment and overturned onto Kedzie Avenue.

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Police said the driver of the semi-trailer was pronounced dead. One lane on eastbound I-80 was closed, and both directions of Kedzie Avenue under I-80 were closed, police said.

They have since reopened.

Police are investigating, and further details were not immediately available.