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A 60-year-old man has died following a crash on Interstate 65 – just south of Southport Road – on Indy's south side Thursday morning.
According to the Indianapolis Fire Department and Indiana State Police, around 10:39 a.m. Dec. 19, officers and firefighters responded to the southbound lanes of I-65, near the 101.8 mile marker, on a report of a semi that was on fire after a crash.
IFD says the truck was carrying a load of wooden pellets and firefighters began working to extinguish the fire at 10:45 a.m. The driver of the semi was pronounced dead at 10:51 a.m. IFD says it is unclear whether or not he may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash.
A preliminary investigation showed the semi left the road, crashed into several interstate signs, then caught fire after striking a guardrail.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/southbound-i-65-closed-near-southport-road-fatal-semi-crash-fire/531-8601a4e1-2167-4b64-b3c9-f2423bab91f8