LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A person is dead after they reportedly hit a semi-truck with their car in Louisville on Thursday morning.
Around 3:45 a.m., Louisville Metro Police responded to a collision in the 15100 block of Dixie Highway, according to an LMPD news release.
Investigators believe a male who, according to witnesses, was driving a car at a "high rate of speed", struck the rear-end of a semi-truck travelling southbound on Dixie Highway.
The driver of the car, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was transported to UofL Hospital where he later died of his injuries.
There were no other injuries reported among the parties involved.
LMPD's Traffic Unit is currently investigating the fatal collision.
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