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(WAND) - One person is dead after a semi went off the interstate and struck a tree, Illinois State Police said.

Illinois State Police and EMS were called out for the crash Interstate 74 westbound at milepost 167 at 8:34 a.m.

The single-vehicle crash involved a semi going off the road, hitting a tree, and catching fire. 

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road is down to one lane.

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