Paw Paw, MI : Illinois man died and critically injured two other people in a multi-vehicle crash at I-94 exit 60 in Paw Paw on Thursday September 3, 2015

An "inattentive" semi-truck driver caused a multi-vehicle crash Thursday on I-94 in Paw Paw that killed an Illinois man and critically injured two other people, police said.

The crash occurred at 2:15 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-94 at exit 60 when a semi-truck driver who wasn't paying attention rear-ended several vehicles, Michigan State Police Lt. Dale Hinz said.

Hinz said the crash, which involved two semi-trucks and four cars, occurred as traffic in the eastbound lanes had slowed because one lane had been shut down for an ongoing construction project. Hinz said the semi-truck driver, whose name and age have not been released, was "inattentive" and failed to stop for the slowed traffic.

Hinz said Thursday afternoon police are investigating why the truck driver was not paying attention to the road at the time of the crash.

A driver of one of the cars involved in the crash, a 72-year-old man from Illinois, was killed, Hinz said. Two other people who were not in the same car as the Illinois man, were critically hurt in the collision.

Hinz said no other injuries were reported.

Police shut down eastbound I-94 at Exit 60 following the crash. Hinz said police hope to have the highway reopened some time after 5 p.m. Thursday.

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Fatal I-94 crash caused by 'inattentive' semi-truck driver, police say