1 Dead in I-55 Crash Near Romeoville

Box truck crashed into the back of a semi Wednesday afternoon

One person was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate-55 near south suburban Romeoville, state police said.

A box truck crashed into the back of a semi before 3 p.m. on northbound I-55 near the Weber Road exit, police said. Video of the scene showed the front of the box truck was barely recognizable.

One northbound lane of the interstate was reopened by 5 p.m. after being shut down for a couple of hours, but traffic remained snarled for several hours.

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