Accident articles related to I55
Multiple lanes were closed on I-55 in Plainfield Friday morning after a semi-truck carrying ham crashed, spilling fuel and meat onto the highway. Three patients were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash involved multiple vehicles including a semi-trailer truck.
A six-vehicle crash on I-55 in Plainfield, Illinois has disrupted traffic. The crash involved four vehicles in the northbound lanes and two in the southbound lanes. No fatalities have been reported.
A van driver in Montgomery County, Illinois, narrowly escapes injury after being sandwiched between two tractor trailers on Interstate 55. The accident occurred on Sunday evening and resulted in a fire. The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
One person suffered minor injuries after crashing a pick-up truck into an IDOT trailer on southbound I-55 in Will County. The driver of the pick-up struck the rear of the construction trailer that was parked in the left lane of a blocked-off construction site. The driver was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Northbound lanes of Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County were closed for several hours after a semi tractor-trailer crash. The driver, Christopher Ford, suffered moderate injuries and was taken to a local hospital. Hazmat crews were called to the scene due to the semi hauling consumer grade bleach.
Two people were killed in a head-on crash on I-55 in Wilmington, Illinois. The crash occurred when a Ford F-150 driving north in the southbound lanes collided with a GMC Yukon. The Yukon was then hit by a semi-trailer. The driver and a passenger in the Yukon died at the scene, while three children and the driver of the Ford were injured.
Two women were injured in a late night hit-and-run crash involving a semi on Interstate 55 in New Madrid County.
A pedestrian was killed and another seriously injured in a hit-and-run involving a semi-truck on I-55 in Bolingbrook, blocking traffic Friday morning. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Traffic was diverted off the interstate for hours as witnesses stopped on the shoulder to speak with troopers.
A multiple vehicle crash involving 18-wheelers and other vehicles caused traffic on I-55 to come to a standstill in Hernando. Two people were injured but are expected to be okay. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
A crash on I-55 in Jackson has caused significant traffic delays. All lanes are blocked and the cause of the crash is under investigation.