2 Injured In Crash On I-80 In New Lenox: Police

New Lenox IL

12 February, 2021

3:55 PM

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NEW LENOX, IL — Two people were injured in a crash on eastbound Interstate 80 near Route 30 on Friday, according to Illinois State Police. The crash happened at 11:13 a.m. and involved two vehicles, a Nissan and a Jeep, police said. According to police, both cars were traveling eastbound when the driver of the Nissan tried to make a lane change, and struck the Jeep. The drivers of both cars were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. There were no passengers in either cars, police said. All eastbound lanes were shut down for the crash investigation and clean-up of debris, police said. The right lane was reopened at 11:52 a.m., and all lanes reopened at 12:15 p.m. Another crash was reported the day before in the same area after a semi-truck rolled over. No one was injured in that accident, although eastbound I-80 was closed for a few hours.