Lanes were shut down Tuesday morning in Kankakee County after a crash between two truck-tractor semitrailers collided head-on, left one person dead and another injured, Illinois State Police said.
According to ISP, the crash happened at Illinois route 17 at Bull Creek Road just after 7 a.m.
At that time, the driver of a truck-tractor semitrailer lost control of the wheel for unknown reasons and struck the front of another truck-tractor head-on.
One driver was pronounced dead at the scene, ISP said. A juvenile was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, ISP added.
"Avoid the area, if possible," the Kankakee Sherriff's Office said.
According to Traffic Net, Dixie Highway between County Road 16000 East and State Line Road was closed.
Traffic and delays were expected.
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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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