A Tilsit man was killed Saturday morning when the grain truck he was driving overturned on Interstate 55 near the intersection with Highway 74.
Earl E. Aufdenberg, 64, was thrown from the truck after colliding with a passenger car. He was taken to St. Francis Medical Center where he died.
Driver of the car, Charles F. Hood of Tamms, Ill., was not injured.
Funeral will be Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Tilsit. McCombs Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
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