Bitter cold creates icy conditions on the Saint Joseph River, near Howard Park, on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say one person has died on Interstate 70 in central Indiana after a crash involving a salt truck.
Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine tells the Indianapolis Star the crash happened about 6:15 a.m. Friday near Monrovia in Hendricks County. Perrine says the Indiana Department of Transportation salt truck pulled over due to a mechanical issue and had on its hazard lights. He says another vehicle struck the truck's rear and the person in that vehicle died.
The crash happened as a snow storm moved across Indiana, bringing 1 to 3 inches of accumulation. The storm follows a deep freeze that saw temperatures as low as minus 25 in LaPorte on Thursday morning.
Temperatures are forecast to rise in the coming days, with highs reaching the 50s in Indiana on Sunday.
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Information from: The Indianapolis Star, http://www.indystar.com
This Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 photo provided by Winfield, Ind., Town Marshal Daniel Ball shows his selfie after rescuing a horse that became stuck between two tree trunks in northern Indiana amid subzero cold. The town marshal arrived at the scene Wednesday morning to find the horse wedged between the trunks of multi-trunked tree and cut away branches with a chainsaw until the horse was able to pull itself free. (Courtesy of Daniel Ball via AP)
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This Wednesday Jan. 30, 2019 photo provided by Winfield, Ind., Town Marshal Daniel Ball shows a horse that became stuck between two tree trunks in northern Indiana amid subzero cold. The town marshal arrived at the scene Wednesday morning to find the horse wedged between the trunks of multi-trunked tree and cut away branches with a chainsaw until the horse was able to pull itself free. (Courtesy of Daniel Ball via AP)
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