Doug Schneider

USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

One person is dead Tuesday after a car and a dump truck collided on Interstate 41 near the Green Bay-Howard line.

Several southbound lanes of 41 near Shawano Avenue remained closed after the crash, said Brown County Sheriff's Lt. John Bain.

Motorists are encouraged to avoid southbound 41 Tuesday afternoon, as authorities investigate the crash scene.

The crash happened around noon as the area was experiencing sporadic rain.

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