JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — One person is dead after a crash on Interstate 57 in Jefferson County.

It happened at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday.

Illinois State Police say the driver of Dodge truck was travelling northbound, attempting to exit the interstate near Mt. Vernon, when they hit the rear end of a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the shoulder just past the exit ramp.

The driver of the Dodge was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity has been withheld pending family notification. The driver of the tractor-trailer, and a passenger in the semi, were not hurt.