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Fatal Crash on I-55

Interstate Highway 55 N & Black Rd

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Summary

  • A fatal crash on southbound I-55 at Black Road in Joliet, Illinois, early Sunday morning resulted in the closure of all southbound lanes. The incident involved a vehicle that caught fire and veered off the highway. Details about the deceased have not been released. Traffic was diverted at U.S. Route 30.

Timeline

One vehicle appeared to have caught fire and gone off the highway, per local news.

By 8:40 a.m., all southbound lanes were closed and traffic was being diverted at U.S. Route 30.

Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 5:12 a.m. No information about the person killed was immediately available.

A deadly crash shut down southbound I-55 at Black Road in Joliet early Sunday morning.

Incident reported at Interstate Highway 55 N & Black Rd.

One vehicle appeared to have caught fire and gone off the highway, per local news.

By 8:40 a.m., all southbound lanes were closed and traffic was being diverted at U.S. Route 30.

Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 5:12 a.m. No information about the person killed was immediately available.

A deadly crash shut down southbound I-55 at Black Road in Joliet early Sunday morning.

Incident reported at Interstate Highway 55 N & Black Rd.

One vehicle appeared to have caught fire and gone off the highway, per local news.

By 8:40 a.m., all southbound lanes were closed and traffic was being diverted at U.S. Route 30.

Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 5:12 a.m. No information about the person killed was immediately available.

A deadly crash shut down southbound I-55 at Black Road in Joliet early Sunday morning.

Incident reported at Interstate Highway 55 N & Black Rd.

One vehicle appeared to have caught fire and gone off the highway, per local news.

By 8:40 a.m., all southbound lanes were closed and traffic was being diverted at U.S. Route 30.

Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 5:12 a.m. No information about the person killed was immediately available.

A deadly crash shut down southbound I-55 at Black Road in Joliet early Sunday morning.

Incident reported at Interstate Highway 55 N & Black Rd.

One vehicle appeared to have caught fire and gone off the highway, per local news.

By 8:40 a.m., all southbound lanes were closed and traffic was being diverted at U.S. Route 30.

Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 5:12 a.m. No information about the person killed was immediately available.

A deadly crash shut down southbound I-55 at Black Road in Joliet early Sunday morning.

Incident reported at Interstate Highway 55 N & Black Rd.

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Comments2

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:42 AM

News is like 4 hours late

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:41 AM

Now they report it. Tried to report it at 530 around when it actually happened and they denied it πŸ˜‚

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:42 AM

News is like 4 hours late

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:41 AM

Now they report it. Tried to report it at 530 around when it actually happened and they denied it πŸ˜‚

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:42 AM

News is like 4 hours late

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:41 AM

Now they report it. Tried to report it at 530 around when it actually happened and they denied it πŸ˜‚

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:42 AM

News is like 4 hours late

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:41 AM

Now they report it. Tried to report it at 530 around when it actually happened and they denied it πŸ˜‚

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:42 AM

News is like 4 hours late

mia_adamsApr 26 at 9:41 AM

Now they report it. Tried to report it at 530 around when it actually happened and they denied it πŸ˜‚

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