BUREAU COUNTY, Ill. — Update as of Wednesday evening, June 28: The victim of the crash has been identified by Illinois State Police as Kurk R. McCornack, 51, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Update as of Monday evening, June 26: News 8 received confirmation from IDOT that the crash on Friday afternoon resulted in one fatality. The collision involved three semi-trucks. One truck going westbound on I-80 lost control and crossed over the median, crashing into another semi going eastbound.
Another semi-truck driving eastbound collided with the semis, and all vehicles caught fire after the collision. One of the drivers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and the other was left uninjured.
Update as of Friday evening, June 23: The crash on eastbound I-80 blocked traffic for hours on Friday afternoon. The Illinois Department of Transportation has not released information on the cause of the collision or who was in it.
News 8 has not received confirmation from IDOT that lanes have reopened but navigation apps do not show any hazards in the area.
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Photos sent in by a WQAD viewer show a fiery scene along Interstate 80 between Sheffield and Princeton Friday evening.
The Illinois Department of Transportation says a work zone crash is blocking the open lane of eastbound traffic around a half mile before the Illinois Route 40 exit to Peoria/Sterling.
The images below were sent by viewer Mike Goodrum, who said he saw three semi trucks among the wreckage.
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Fiery crash along Interstate 80 in Bureau County, Illinois
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