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One Dead, Two Injured in Semi Vs. Bread Truck Crash on 34

By on February 11, 2013
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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF A BREAD TRUCK WAS KILLED AROUND 5:30 THIS(MON) MORNING, WHEN HIS VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A SEMI ON U-S 34, ABOUT A-MILE-AND-A-HALF WEST OF THE GLADSTONE JUNCTION…AN AREA KNOWN AS MEADE’S CURVE.  A SPOKESMAN IN THE I-S-P DISTRICT-14 OFFICE IN MACOMB SAYS THE SEMI DRIVER WAS AIRLIFTED TO ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IN PEORIA AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER IN WEST BURLINGTON.  

 

A STRETCH OF THE HIWAY HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE TROOPERS INVESTIGATED AND CREWS CLEANED UP THE SCENE.