OAK FOREST, IL — One person was injured when a speeding car struck a cement truck Monday afternoon in Oak Forest, police said.
On Monday, Oct. 12 at approximately 3:15 p.m., Oak Forest police and fire personnel responded to a crash at 157th Street and Cicero Avenue.
A southbound car struck a cement mixer that was turning onto 157th Street. Witness accounts and video show the car was traveling at a high rate of speed before the crash. The driver of the car was injured and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, police said.
The truck driver was not injured.
Witnesses reported seeing heavy smoke at the scene. Vehicle parts and spilled diesel exhaust fluid had to be cleared from the road, causing significant delays during the afternoon rush hour, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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