Springfield, Ill.- The Illinois State Police have located another fatality from the Monday, May 1st, crash on I-55.
According to a news release, six individuals were initially found dead at the crash scene. However, the severity of the crash masked the remains and what was previously believed to be the remains of one individual was two.
ISP is working closely with the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office to confirm the identification of the seven deceased individuals and information will be released once identification is complete and proper notifications have been made.
A total of 37 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to critical and ages spanning 2 years old to 80 years old.
About 72 vehicles are known to be involved in the crashes that occurred in both northbound and southbound lanes of I-55 between milepost 72 and 78 near Farmersville in Montgomery County shortly before 11 a.m. on Monday.
