A crash along Interstate 74 near Morton on Thursday morning has led to the death of one person, with three others hospitalized.
According to Illinois State Police, at 5:39 a.m., state troopers responded to I-74 at mile marker 102 near Morton after they had received a report of a two-vehicle crash. One person was found dead at the scene. Three others were hospitalized with injuries.
A westbound lane and all eastbound lanes along I-74 were closed for nearly four hours as a result of the crash. State police said that the lanes reopened around 9:40 a.m.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing by state police.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: One person killed, 3 injured in crash on I-74 near Morton
Reporting by Zach Roth, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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