Macon, GA : Semi-truck driver killed in fiery crash on I-75 in Monroe County early Thursday morning, March 30, 2017

A semi-truck driver was killed in a fiery crash that blocked Interstate 75 in Monroe County early Thursday morning.

The truck driver was traveling southbound about 5:45 a.m. between Johnstonville Road and the weigh stations when, according to witnesses, the right front tire blew, Monroe County Coroner Joey Proctor said.

“The truck ran down the guardrail for a long distance, then when the guardrail (ended) the truck went into the woods,” Proctor said. “The fuel tank struck a tree and exploded.”

The identity of the truck driver was not immediately determined due to the severity of burns.

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Semi-truck driver killed in fiery crash on I-75 in Monroe County