Edwin Torres, 45, and John O. Melvin II, 57, die after eight motorcycles collide on I-80 in Joliet, Illinois
2 Killed in Crash Involving 8 Motorcycles on I-80 in Joliet, Illinois State Police Say
At approximately 10:14 a.m., eight motorcycles crashed into each other for unknown reasons near milepost 127, the location of the Houbolt Road exit, state police said.
At least two people were killed in an I-80 multi-vehicle accident in Joliet, according to Illinois State Police – NBC Chicago
In a Facebook post, Joliet Firefighters Local 44 called the incident “multiple motorcycle accidents with multiple patients” and said a medical helicopter was called to the scene.
Police Identify 2 Killed in Crash Involving 8 Motorcycles on I-80 in Joliet
At approximately 10:14 a.m., the motorcycles, which were traveling as part of a larger group, were traveling westbound near the Houbolt Road exit when one of the motorcycles crashed, causing a chain-reaction collision
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