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KPD: One dead after car hits semi-truck parked on I-75 shoulder

The crash happened around 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Knoxville Police Department.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said one person is dead after a crash on I-75 Thursday morning. 

The crash happened on the I-640 West ramp to I-75 North, near Merchant Drive, around 5:15 a.m., according to KPD. 

Preliminary investigation revealed that a sedan was traveling on the ramp when it rear-ended a semi-truck. The semi was parked on the right shoulder of I-75 North, KPD said. 

The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene, according to KPD.

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