2 pedestrians hit, one killed, by semi-truck on I-55 in Bolingbrook

CHICAGO (CBS)-- One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a semi-truck hit them on I-55 in Bolingbrook early Friday morning. 

According to Illinois State Police, a driver and passenger got out of a vehicle that was pulled over onto the right shoulder of the northbound lanes near Bolingbrook around 3:20 a.m. 

Police said a semi-truck hit the two pedestrians and drove away. 

ISP confirmed the driver was pronounced dead on the scene. The passenger was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. 

All northbound lanes were closed at Route 53 after the crash, and reopened around 7:30 a.m.