IROQUOIS COUNTY, IL : 2 dead, newborn baby and 3 others injured in Iroquois County crash on Tuesday, 13th October, 2020

Two people are dead and four others, including a 3-week old infant, are injured following an crash Tuesday on Interstate 57 in Iroquois County.

The crash happened on I-57 northbound at milepost 266 just before 1 a.m.

A 26-year-old Onarga man who was driving was killed. A 21-year-old woman from Pembroke Township riding in a different vehicle was also killed.

Troopers said the Onarga man who died was driving southbound on I-57 at milepost 266 when he crossed the center median and hit the second vehicle which was going north.

A third vehicle, a semi truck, was going northbound and struck the second vehicle, causing the back seat passengers in that vehicle to be ejected.

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