WEST FRANKFORT, IL — A 75-year-old Memphis, Tennessee truck driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-57 in Franklin County around 1pm Wednesday.

According to Illinois State Police, a FedEX truck-tractor with a double bottom trailer was traveling in a construction zone on northbound I-57 at milepost 63 when the right side steer tire dropped into the shoulder “cut-out”.

The truck struck the end of the “cut-out,” causing it to exit the pavement, travel down a ravine, overturn, and strike a tree. The driver was pronounced deceased on scene by the Franklin County Coroner.

Updated information will be released after family members are notified.