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Injury reported in two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 178 bridge

By Tom Collins
Tonica and Utica fire departments along with La Salle County Sheriff deputies, work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on the Illinois Route 178 bridge over the Vermilion River on Monday, April 22, 2024 near Lowell. The accident happened shortly before 8:30a.m. Both lanes of Illinois 178 were temporarily shut down while emergency crews assisted at the scene.

Tonica and Utica fire departments along with La Salle County Sheriff deputies, work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on the Illinois Route 178 bridge over the Vermilion River on Monday, April 22, 2024, near Lowell. The crash happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. Both lanes of Illinois 178 were temporarily shut down while emergency crews assisted at the scene. (Scott Anderson)

Separate crashes around 8:30 a.m. Monday on Route 178 at the Lowell Bridge sent one person to the hospital.

Tonica Fire Chief Al Stremlau said a passenger car struck a guardrail. A passenger sustained injuries, not life threatening, and was taken to the Peru hospital.

Then, a tractor-trailer braked to avoid the car and overturned. Stremlau said the car and truck did not collide.

The two crashes are under investigation by the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office.

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Tonica and Utica fire departments along with La Salle County Sheriff deputies, work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on the Illinois Route 178 bridge over the Vermilion River on Monday, April 22, 2024 near Lowell. The accident happened shortly before 8:30a.m. Both lanes of Illinois 178 were temporarily shut down while emergency crews assisted at the scene.

Tonica and Utica fire departments along with La Salle County Sheriff deputies respond at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Monday, April 22, 2024, on the Route 178 bridge over the Vermilion River near Lowell. The crash happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. Both lanes of Illinois 178 were temporarily shut down while emergency crews assisted at the scene. (Scott Anderson)

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