CHICAGO, IL : FedEx truck driver dies after being thrown from vehicle during fiery crash in north Chicago on Tuesday, 27th February 2024

A FedEx truck driver was killed in a fiery crash on I-294 in Northbrook early Tuesday morning.

Illinois State Police said the driver was thrown from the vehicle after it crashed into a wall near the exit ramp to Lake Cook Road just before 2:25 a.m. The driver was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.

The exit ramp remains closed but no highway lanes are impacted.

Fire officials confirmed the truck was full of packages.

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