3 Dead, Others Seriously Injured In Illinois After Greyhound Bus Crash

HIGHLAND, IL — Three people are dead and others seriously injured after a Greyhound bus crashed in Highland, Illinois early Wednesday morning, state police said in a news release.

The bus was traveling west on I-70 around 2 a.m. when it struck three commercial vehicles parked on the exit ramp to the Silver Lake rest area, police said.

Three people are confirmed dead and multiple others were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, four by helicopter and at least 10 by ambulance, police told Patch.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, at least 14 people were hurt in the crash just 20 minutes before the bus was scheduled to arrive at the St. Louis Greyhound station.

KMOV reported that Greyhound released a statement confirming the crash and saying the bus was traveling from Indianapolis to St. Louis. "Multiple passengers, including our driver, have been transported to the hospital. Our primary concern is ensuring we care for our passengers and driver at this time," the statement said.

According to KMOV, the bus struck three semi-trailers. No one in the trailers was injured.

In the aftermath of the crash, Rep. Mike Bost, a downstate Republican, tweeted, "We must expand access to safe truck parking so drivers aren't forced to rest on the side of busy roadways. I'm speaking shortly with the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board about this urgent public safety matter."

As of around 9:30 a.m., IDOT tweeted that all lanes had reopened.

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