WEST FRIENDSHIP, Md. — One person is dead following an overnight fiery collision involving a tractor-trailer and pickup truck.

It happened around 4:19 Thursday morning on I-70 east in Howard County.

Both vehicles caught fire upon impact, leaving the unidentified pickup driver dead. The tractor-trailer operator was not hurt.

Maryland State Police said the pickup truck was hauling a trailer at the time of the crash.

The cause remains under investigation.

All eastbound lanes were shutdown, with all but one reopening as of 9am.

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