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There’s a fatal hit-and-run investigation in Collinsville. Illinois State Police say a female pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor trailer truck, Saturday night, along southbound Interstate 55, by milepost 8.

The victim’s name has not been released.

Troopers say she was getting into a broken-down car on the shoulder of the interstate when she was hit.

The truck continued southbound on I-55 without stopping.

It happened around eight-50 Saturday night.

State police want to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the accident.