TRUCK FIRE THEN TRUCK CRASH WITH ILLINOIS STATE POLICE CAR -- TROOPER INJURED ON I-90 EAST OF COUNTY LINE RD BETWEEN BELVIDERE AND HAMPSHIRE

    TUE SEP 30 2014 ~12:00 AM
    HAMPSHIRE FPD
    VEHICLE FIRE/CRASH
    42.203074,-88.693176 (WB I-90 MM 31.5)

    SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASH WITH AN ISP SQUAD ABOUT 12:00 AM TUESDAY. TROOPER HALF IN AND HALF OUT OF HIS SQUAD WHEN THE SQUAD WAS HIT. STATE TROOPERS WERE RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK FIRE.

    COMBINATION TRAILER WITH TWO HAZMAT LOADS.

    ALL WESTBOUND LANES HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN AT IRENE RD..


    TRUCK FIRE CRASH WITH HAZMAT MATERIALS AT 31.5 MM. FIRE RE-IGNITING AT ABOUT 12:13 PM.

    TRUCK CONTAINS SULFURIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM AND CALCIUM NITRATE.

    I-90 SHUT DOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS NEAR

    DIVERTING TRAFFIC OFF TO US 20 AND BLOCKING TRAFFIC ONTO I-90 FROM US 20.

    DEVELOPING ...

    LIVE TRAFFIC MAP …
    http://maps.google.com/?q=42.203074,-88.693176+(wb+i-90+mm+31.5)&t=h&z=17&layer=t

    Get updates in your Facebook feed
    http://www.facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies

Blog Archive