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Semitrailer veers off road, catches fire in Pocahontas

A semi, pictured, veered off the Interstate 70 and caught fire early Thursday morning near Pocahontas Road.
A semi, pictured, veered off the Interstate 70 and caught fire early Thursday morning near Pocahontas Road.

A semitrailer veered off Interstate 70 and caught fire early Thursday morning near Pocahontas Road, about 10 miles northeast of Highland.

Illinois State Police officials said the semitrailer’s driver was able to safely exit the truck before the fire started.

The crashed semitrailer was blocking Pocahontas Road as of Thursday morning, and police warned there would be traffic delays as crews cleaned up the single-vehicle wreck.

No one was injured.

This story was originally published August 3, 2017 at 8:41 AM with the headline "Semitrailer veers off road, catches fire in Pocahontas."

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