CLARK CO., Ill.—A fatality is being reported in Clark County in a combine vs. Ford pickup truck on Illinois Route 1 south of Marshall.
Illinois State Police reports that the crash occurred this afternoon at approximately 3:25 p.m. on Highway 1 at Clark County Road 1050 North.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of a John Deere combine crossed Route 1 on that county road into the path of the oncoming Ford truck.
The operator of the combine was transported by Marshall Ambulance to an unnamed hospital for treatment of minor injuries; the driver of the pickup, whose identification is being held pending next-of-kin notification, is deceased, passengers were also transported by ambulance to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
ISP District 12, ISP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit and Clark County Coroner’s office continues the investigation.