Semitrailer, Minivan Crash Sends 4 to Hospital

The Illinois State Police are investigating a crash involving a flat bed semitrailer and a minivan that sent four people to the hospital, according to a release from the ISP.

At around 1:45 p.m. Thursday, June 18, a KIA minivan was traveling northbound behind a semitrailer on I-55 just south of Arsenal Road near Channahon when it crashed into the rear of the semitrailer. The driver and three passengers of the minivan were all taken to area hospitals.

The ISP has not yet released the names of those involved, nor the severity of the injuries.

The crash is currently being investigated by the Illinois State Police Crash Reconstruction.

Arsenal Road was the scene of a tragic accident last summer when five people were killed after a semitrailer switched lanes and plowed into stopped traffic in a construction zone.

Killed in the July 2014 crash were Kimberly K. Britton, 43, and Piper Britton, 11, of Urbana; Vicky L. Palacios, 54, of Coal City; and Ulrike P. Blopleh, 48, of Channahon, and Timothy Osburn, 74, of Urbana.

The truck driver, Francisco Espinal-Quiroz, pleaded not guilty to the crash and is currently lodged in the Will County Jail.