JO DAVIESS CO., Ill. (KWQC) - A person was found dead after a truck crashed into a tree and burst into flames Tuesday morning, deputies say.

Jo Daviess County deputies went to West Stagecoach Trail near Galena for a vehicle on fire around 9:30 a.m., according to a media release.

Deputies found a truck burning in the road after a crash. As the fire was extinguished, officials said, a person was found.

The truck was going around a curve when officials said it appeared to have drifted off the right shoulder into a ditch without braking or turning.

Officials said the truck hit a tree and went airborne.

When the truck landed, officials said it hit the ditch and was thrown onto the road and burst into flames.

Deputies are not releasing the name of the driver.

The crash is under investigat

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