PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A 30-year-old woman is dead after a near head-on collision on Illinois Route 29 early Friday morning.

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision at 8:15 a.m. after the collision which involved her car and a mid-sized truck.

Harwood said the woman's car was headed north on Route 29 when it collided with the truck at about 6:45 a.m. at the intersection of Riverview Court, Harwood said.

The other driver was taken to OSF Saint Francis HealthCare Medical Center and was in stable condition, Harwood said.

The coroner said the Illinois State Police were investigating the crash. An attempt to get more information from that agency was not immediately successful.

The road was closed for about 31/2 hours, reopening a

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