UPDATED: One Person Dead in Early Morning Accident on I-55

LAST UPDATE: 2:50 p.m. on June 30

*Police cleared the scene at 8 a.m. Traffic on I-55, near the site of the accident, should be back to normal.

Earlier: One Person Dead in Early Morning Accident on I-55, Motorists Advised to Exit on Kingery

A motorist died early Saturday after a three-car accident on Interstate 55 at Road led to a vehicle fire, according to a fire official.

A tip from a Patch reader at 8:30 this morning said that traffic was still slow in the area at that time and advised that drivers exit on Kingery (IL-83) in order to avoid the slowdown.

The accident occurred at about 3:50 a.m. on southbound I-55, said Bob Morris, Fire Prevention Bureau Director for the .

Three cars were involved in the accident, which led to a fire that caused one of the fatalities, Morris said. Firefighters on scene had to extricate the person from the vehicle. Two others involved in the accident were seriously injured and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

The DuPage County Coroner confirmed a man died in the accident, which the coroner and the Illinois State Police continue to investigate. The man's name was being withheld pending identification, according to a news release.

Information on the types of vehicles involved in the accident or names of the motorists was not available Saturday morning.

The investigation was ongoing through the early morning hours and had been cleared up at around 8 a.m. Saturday, Morris said.

This is an ongoing story. Check back for more information.

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*This story has been updated from the time of its original publication with two pieces of information: 1) police cleared the scene of the accident at 8 a.m. 2) traffic on I-55 should be back to normal now.