Three dead, at least 14 injured following crash on Greyhound bus headed to St. Louis
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Three people died and at least 14 were injured in a collision between a Greyhound bus traveling from Indianapolis to St. Louis and multiple commercial vehicles early Wednesday in Illinois.
Officers responded around 1:54 a.m. to the crash on westbound Interstate 70 near the Silver Lake Rest Area in Madison County, Illinois, according to Josh Robinson, a spokesman for the Illinois State Police.
The bus was traveling westbound on I-70 when it hit three commercial motor vehicles parked on the exit ramp to the rest area, police said.
Three people died, four were taken to a hospital by helicopter and at least 10 others were transported by ambulance. All the injured people, which includes the bus driver and passengers, have serious injuries.
“Our primary concern is ensuring we care for our passengers and driver at this time,” Greyhound said in a statement. “We are working closely with local authorities and a relief bus is on the way for passengers.”
No one in the commercial motor vehicles was injured.
One westbound lane of I-70 is now open between mile markers 28 and 24.
This story was originally published July 12, 2023 at 8:16 AM.
