Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Semi-trailer on fire, crashes and burns on I-280 in Milan, Illinois killing the driver



Fiery crash kills truck driver on I-280
  by Jared Ransom, Updated at 01:46pm, July 6, 2016



MILAN, Illinois — An early morning traffic accident on Interstate 280 in Milan killed the driver of a semi. The accident remains under investigation by police.

Milan police responded to a call of a semi trailer on fire around 3:10 a.m. Wednesday near the I-280 overpass at Airport Road. A first responder on the scene told WQAD News 8 that the first thing he saw was a big ball of fire. Officers say the truck likely was on fire as it headed east on I-280, when it left the road and fell and crashed onto Airport Road below and continued burning.

The trailer was still smoking several hours after crews put out the flames.

The name of the driver is not being released at this time.

Traffic was re-routed after the crash until about 1:30 p.m. , according to a statement from the Illinois State Police.