SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — One person is dead after a single-vehicle accident involving a semi-truck on I-44 in Springfield Sunday afternoon.
According to Springfield police, the semi-truck was eastbound on I-44 near Kansas Expressway at approximately 1:41 p.m. when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway, struck the guardrail and hit a rock bluff.
The truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene. SPD is still investigating the cause of the accident.
SPD says as of 3 p.m., eastbound I-44 will be down to one lane for at least another hour.
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