UPDATED 3:19 P.M.
MORTON, Ill. — Emergency crews found at least one vehicle engulfed in flames on Queenwood Road in Morton Wednesday night due to an accident that is now being described as fatal.
The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department had the road blocked off for at least a mile, from Tennessee Avenue to Fourth Avenue.
Witnesses told news partner 25 News they could see flames and smell the smoke in the air. They also said they saw police searching a field nearby.
Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley tells 25 News one person died in what is now being called a car-versus-combine accident, and that more details will be released Friday.
Queenwood Road was reopened to traffic around 2 a.m.
Information on potential injuries is still developing.
(25 News)
