A truck driver was killed and a 15-year-old boy seriously injured when two semi-tractor trailers crashed into each other Tuesday morning near Grant Park in Kankakee County.

Illinois State Police reported a truck driver lost control of a semi while driving on Illinois Route 17 near Bull Creek Road shortly after 7 am and crashed head-on into another semi.
At least one of the trucks rolled over as a result of the crash. One of the trailers caught fire and was severely damaged.

One driver was pronounced dead at the scene.  The teen was a passenger in one of the trucks was taken to the hospital in serious condition. The second driver's condition was not available.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

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