A man has died after suffering a medical issue behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer Friday morning.

The driver of the tractor-trailer is believed to have suffered the medical issue around 9:45 a.m. and lost control of the vehicle on Interstate 270 northbound near East Main Street on the Far East Side.

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Police used stop sticks to flatten the truck's tires and bring it to a stop. The driver died, and authorities have not released his name.

The left lanes of I-270 were closed so that crews could investigate the crash and clear the scene.

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