3 Army Reserve Vehicles Traveling In Convoy Crash On I-355: State Police

WILL COUNTY — Army Reserve vehicles traveling in a convoy were involved in two separate crashes on I-355, Illinois State Police said.

State police previously said the vehicles were with the National Guard; they have since corrected that statement.

State police were called at 10:41 a.m. Monday to I-355 southbound, south of 159th Street, for a report of two crashes involving Army Reserve vehicles, state police said.

A preliminary investigation indicated that a vehicle traveling in the convoy lost control and swerved into the right ditch, state police said. A second crash occurred when another vehicle was unable to slow in time to avoid the first crash.

At least three vehicles were involved in the chain-reaction crash, state police said.

Three people were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.