1 dead in fiery crash on I-88 at Naperville Road

A passenger in a disabled vehicle died at the scene after two vehicles became engulfed in flames.

Two vehicles erupted in flames Thursday after a crash on the Regan Tollway near Naperville Road.

A person was killed in a fiery crash Thursday morning on Interstate 88 near Naperville Road.

About 10 a.m., a semi truck slammed into a Ford Expedition that had broken down in a lane of traffic, according to Illinois State Police spokeswoman Gabriela Ugarte.

A male passenger in the Ford died at the scene after both vehicles became engulfed in flames, Ugarte said.

Both drivers escaped from the vehicles by themselves and were taken with minor injuries to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Lisle-Woodridge Fire District Deputy Chief Steve Dumas said in a statement.

All lanes of the Ronald Regan Memorial Tollway were reopened about 3:30 p.m., Ugarte said.

The identify of the fatality has not been released, and possible charges are pending an investigation, Ugarte said.

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