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.
EXTRICATION CRASH 2 SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS ON SB I-55 BETWEEN ROUTE 6 AND ARSENAL RD, CHANNAHON http://t.co/40ZoN0IAtf pic.twitter.com/UEGalozXTp
— ChicagoFireMap (@ChicagoFireMap) July 21, 2014
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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