TWO CRASHES CHANNAHON AND ELWOOD; 4 KILLED IN CRASH INVOLVING 2 SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS, PASSENGER CARS ON NB I-55 BETWEEN RIVER RD AND ARSENAL RD

    MON JUL 21 2014 ~2:22 PM
    CHANNAHON FPD
    EXTRICATION CRASH/TRUCK CRASH
    SB I-55 NEAR ROUTE 6  CHANNAHON, IL

    TWO CRASHES SEPARATED BY ABOUT 5 MILES -- ONE ON NORTHBOUND I-55 AND ONE ON SOUTHBOUND I-55:

    [1] EXTRICATION CRASH INVOLVING 2 SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS AND THREE PASSENGER VEHICLES. A REPORT OF A VEHICLE ROLLED ON TOP OF ANOTHER. EARLY REPORT AT LEAST ONE PATIENT EXTRICATED, 2 PATIENTS BEING TREATED BY PARAMEDICS. ILLINOIS STATE POLICE CONFIRM FOUR VICTIMS WERE KILLED IN THE CRASH ON NORTHBOUND I-55 JUST NORTH OF BLODGETT RD AND RIVER RD AND SOUTH OF ARSENAL RD NEAR ELWOOD, ILLINOIS (SEE ABC 7 CHICAGO PHOTO ...). APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE NORTHBOUND CRASH (http://maps.google.com/?q=41.384827,-88.192452&t=h&z=17&layer=t)

    [2] SB I-55  ... CRASH BELOW IS A SECOND CRASH INVOLVING TWO SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES. ONE SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK REAR-ENDED THE OTHER.  THE SOUTHBOUND TRUCK CRASH IS CLOSER TO ROUTE 6. SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED IN THE SOUTHBOUND CRASH.

    GOOGLE MAPS TRAFFIC ALERT
    CLOSED ON I-55 AT ARSENAL RD
    INCIDENT EVENT TYPE. MAJOR EVENT SEVERITY. ALL LANES AND SHOULDERS CLOSED.
    STARTED: JUL 21, 2014, 2:22PM
    EXPECTED TO END: JUL 21, 2014, 5:00PM

    LIVE TRAFFIC MAP (SOUTHBOUND CRASH) …
    http://maps.google.com/?q=41.425497,-88.1948+(sb+i-55+near+route+6)&t=h&z=17&layer=t

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