Minor injuries reported, after 3 tractor-trailers collide on southbound I-55 near Channahon.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:29am
Accident Date: 
Monday, April 7, 2014

Three semitrailers in I-55 accident.

State police said three semitrailers were involved in the Interstate 55 accident that shut down southbound lanes temporarily Tuesday.

State police said three semitrailers were involved in the Interstate 55 accident that shut down southbound lanes temporarily Tuesday.

The accident happened at 11:50 a.m., and the left lane was opened in less than an hour.

The accident happened when one semitrailer rear-ended another under the U.S. Route 6 overpass. Traffic was redirected onto Route 6 and then back onto I-55 off of Route 6.

Police said injuries from the accident appeared to be minor.

One of the trucks was a Petsmart Charities Rescue Waggin' used to transport dogs. State police and a Petsmart spokesman said no dogs were in the truck.

The collision occurred in the construction zone for work being done on the I-55 bridge crossing the Des Plaines River. Lanes narrow in the area where the accident occured.

On Monday, state officials held a media event at the construction zone to draw motorists' attention to the need to drive carefully in the area where 172 accidents occurred last year and two people were killed.

People Involved: 
Roadway: 
I-55

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