(MCT) — A 40-year-old man standing by his car parked along I-55 near Plainfield was struck and killed by a semitrailer-tractor truck late Thursday morning.

The semi was southbound near U.S. 30 at mile marker 256 when it hit a man who was standing alongside his car parked on the right shoulder, according to a news release from Illinois State Police Joliet District Trooper DeAnn Falat. The victim was standing in the right lane of traffic outside the parked car when it happened and was the only person in the vehicle.