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LAKE STATION — A truck driver died Monday afternoon in a crash on I-80/94 near Lake Station.
The crash happened around 4 p.m., one mile east of the I-65 interchange, where a gravel truck struck the median wall, according to a news release from Indiana State Polic.
Preliminary reports indicate that the truck was traveling eastbound in the right lane when, for unknown reasons, the truck drove to the left directly into the median wall and an overhead signpost.
This catastrophic impact resulted in the vehicle being engulfed in flames, trapping the driver inside the cab, and the trailer going over the median wall and into the westbound lanes.
The driver, who was not yet identified,j died at the scene.
The impact of the crash resulted in gravel being thrown across all lanes of the westbound interstate.
The Lake Station Fire Department responded to the scene and put out the fire.
IDEM (Indiana Department of Emergency Management) was also contacted due to burning oil that had drained into the sewer system of the interstate. As of 7:00 p.m. Monday, the eastbound and westbound lanes were all restricted, with traffic able to pass the scene on the right shoulder in both directions.
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