Semi Accident Shuts Down Interstate 80 Lanes; I-57 Ramp Closed

Two lanes of westbound Interstate 80 were closed Tuesday afternoon after a semi-tractor-trailer apparently flipped over, according to reports. The lanes are now reopened, but the ramp from northbound Interstate 57 to westbound I-80 is still shut down, SigAlert.com reports.

The accident happened around 1 p.m. as the semi was coming off the ramp for northbound Interstate 57 and onto westbound I-80, according to a witness who reported the accident on Twitter. Once on I-80, the semi flipped over, the witness said in a tweet. The accident is at mile marker 157.1 on I-80, according to TravelMidwest.com.

A message to the Illinois State Police was not returned at the time this article was published.

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