Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Fiery Crash Kills 1, Shuts Down Eastbound I-80 Near Joliet

CHICAGO (CBS) — One person was killed and at least one other person was injured in a three-vehicle crash that shut down part of I-80 Tuesday morning in southwest suburban Joliet, according to Illinois State Police.

The crash, which involved three commercial vehicles, happened at 6:12 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Larkin Avenue in Joliet, state police said.

One person was killed in the crash, and another person was being airlifted from the scene to a hospital, police said. Their ages and genders were not immediately known.

All eastbound lanes of I-80 remained were closed as of 7 a.m., and they were expected to remain closed for several hours, police said.

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