HANCOCK COUNTY, Ill. (WGEM) - One person is dead and another person is injured after a head-on fertilizer truck and car crash near Carthage on Tuesday.

According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the crash at 2:17 p.m. on IL-94 just north of Burnside Corner near Carthage.

Deputies reported both drivers were taken to Carthage Memorial Hospital where the driver of the car died and the driver of the fertilizer truck was treated for moderate injuries.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office stated the Illinois State Police are handling the investigation, and no further details are being released pending notification of the family.

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