Crime & Safety
Tanker Truck Rolls Over at I-80 and I-355
The truck was blocking the westbound I-80 ramp from southbound I-355.
#NewLenox - Crews still working to upright a rollover tanker truck blocking the ramp from SB 355 to WB I-80. pic.twitter.com/foAuYxbxg2
— Jeanette Hudson (@JHudsontraffic) March 10, 2016
A tanker truck carrying liquid nitrogen rolled over on the ramp from I-355 onto I-80 near New Lenox early Thursday morning. The tanker rolled into a ditch around 4 a.m. on the ramp to westbound I-80. The driver was removed from the truck and taken to nearby Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. A hazardous materials response was required as the tanker reportedly was leaking fluid.
Through the early morning commute, traffic was being rerouted on U.S. 6 to Gougar Road, south to U.S. 30 then east to the westbound I-80 on ramp. Crews remain on the scene as of 8:30 a.m. trying to remove the tanker truck.
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Rollover tanker has ramp blocked from SB 355 to WB 80 @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/Xg7yIYFIL4
— Sarah Jindra (@SarahJindra) March 10, 2016
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