Tractor-Trailer Crash Involving Chicago-Area Van Kills Two People and Injures 17 Others
A catastrophic tractor-trailer accident involving a van carrying a family headed back to Chicago has claimed the lives of two people while injuring 17 others. The deadly truck crash occurred at around 3:30 am today close to Edinburgh in Shelby County.
According to witnesses, the 2007 Freightliner and the 2010 Chevrolet passenger van were both going north on Interstate 65 when the van attempted to drive onto the shoulder. The blue truck, which one person says appears to have been weaving, hit the van from the rear, which caused the smaller vehicle to drive off the road, where it turned over.
Two of the van’s passengers, Sujal D. Patel and Vijay R. Patel, both 20, were pronounced dead at the truck crash site. 16 other van passengers were transported to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries. Several of the truck crash victims are children. While some of the van passengers sustained minor scratches, other passengers sustained serious injuries. The tractor-trailer driver was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his minor injuries.
Following the deadly tractor-trailer crash, the portion of Interstate 65 where the accident happened was shut down for five hours. An investigation is being conducted to determine what caused the deadly semi-truck crash.
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Two dead in interstate accident, WTHR, January 25, 2010
Truck strikes van carrying Chicago-area family, killing 2, Chicago Breaking News, January 24, 2010
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