FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – No injuries were reported after a fiery crash Sunday on Interstate 57.
It happened a few minutes after 10:00 a.m. in a construction zone near the Benton exits.
Illinois State Police say a northbound vehicle, traveling at a high rate of speed, lost control and hit several barriers and barrels in the construction zone, damaging the vehicle’s fuel tank. The vehicle caught fire and crossed the median before coming to a rest in the southbound lanes.
The driver was not hurt.
