Police said a vehicle was heading in the wrong direction of the westbound lanes when it crashed into a semi-truck.
1 Dies, Another Hurt in Wrong-Way Crash on I-80 in Joliet
Joliet, IL. – One person was killed, another injured after a wrong-way crash on Monday morning in Joliet, according to the Illinois State Police.
The accident happened a while after 11:00 a.m. on May 25 on Interstate 80.
Police said a vehicle was heading in the wrong direction of the westbound lanes when it crashed into a semi-truck.
The two drivers were transported to a local hospital for treatment. One of them later succumbed to their injuries while the other remained hospitalized.
Police closed traffic on the roadway for several hours after the accident.
No additional information concerning the crash was released.
The incident remains under investigation.
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