Southbound I-55 reopens near Cass Ave. in Darien hours after fatal crash
At least one person died when a semi-tractor truck without a trailer crashed and flipped over in a ditch along the Stevenson Expressway near Darien, Illinois, shutting down the southbound lanes for nearly six hours.
Illinois State Police responded to crash just before 12:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 near Cass Avenue. A semi tractor, without a trailer, had rolled over into a ditch, and the driver was killed.
All southbound lanes of I-55 were shut down at Illinois Route 83 until about 6:30 p.m. as investigators reconstructed the crash, and heavy duty tow trucks hauled away the truck.
State police have not released any further information.
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