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The Bloomington Fire Department said a semitrailer truck overturned Wednesday on the Timber Creek Bridge on Interstate 55, southwest of Bloomington-Normal.
Portions of Interstate 55 southwest of Bloomington-Normal were closed into Wednesday evening after a string of crashes, including at least one fatal collision.
The first crash was reported after 1 p.m. on I-55 on the Timber Creek Bridge near Funks Grove, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the scene, including Normal Fire Department s Technical Rescue team, according to NFD s Facebook page. Bloomington Fire Department said a semitrailer truck overturned on the bridge.
That crash backed up traffic on I-55. At around 3:30 p.m. between the Atlanta and McLean exits, a separate semi collided with another truck on northbound I-55, killing the semi s driver (a 63-year-old from Mascoutah in southern Illinois), according to State Police. The semi driver apparently failed to slow down as traffic stalled due to the
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