Terre Haute, IN One killed on I-70 in Sunday crash on Sunday, August 6, 2017

One person was killed Sunday on Interstate 70 when a car struck the rear of a semi-trailer truck as traffic was merging into a single lane ahead of a construction zone, Indiana State Police reported.

The victim's name and other details were not available late Sunday.

The crash occurred in the westbound passing lane at the 10 mile-marker, near the Fruitridge Avenue overpass on Terre Haute's southeast side.

The death brings to nine the total number of people killed in five crashes this year along a 60-mile stretch of I-70 between the Illinois state line and the Hendricks County line near Plainfield.

Last year saw only one fatal crash along the same stretch of highway. Five fatalities occurred in 2015, according to Indiana State Police

State troopers have stepped up patrols and Terre Haute police have taken to the interstate in an effort to make it safer. Police say all of the crashes have involved some type of driver error such as speeding, following too closely, inattention or distraction.

Most of the incidents have occurred in or near construction zones. All have involved at least one driver failing to reduce speed when approaching stopped or slowed traffic, police said.

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One killed on I-70 in Sunday crash